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Subject: The Narrabeen Ospreys.
Hello Northside Birders,
I think I can now confirm that the Narrabeen Ospreys have now
fledged at least two chicks, possibly a third, however that one
needs a bit more work.
The sequence of events (or at least my sightings) leading to this
conclusion are as follows:
11-11-2008, three birds seen at the nest, all believed to be
chicks. One in the nest was obviously younger than it's siblings,
two were on branches of the dead nest tree. The birds were
identified as young by the white tips and edges of their back and
wing feathers and by having more streaking on the neck and cap than
the adult birds.
18-11-2008, one chick seen in the nest, one chick free flying and
an adult believed to be the female seen. I assumed that the chick
remaining in the nest was not fledged. Over the hour I watched the
chick in the nest did wing flapping exercises, it looked alert and
healthy but made no attempt to fly.
21-11-2008, There was lots of action today with three birds
circling, comings and goings to and from the nest and culminating
with four birds at the nest together, both adults and two young.
Despite the activity there were periods when there were no birds in
or on the nest hence my conclusion that at least two chicks fledged.
Bruce.
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