Sasanoa River, Maine

When I visited the Sasanoa River osprey on May 29, I was pretty sure there was a chick - but I wasn't able to see it. Charlie and I stopped by this afternoon - and not only could we see the chick - there are now two. Here are a few pictures - both chicks are only visible in the first few, and a couple of them are a bit fuzzy, but it's not easy to get sharp pictures of bobbling fuzzy things a tenth of a mile away. All pictures click bigger.

Last time I was there, I never did get to see the eaglet at the nearby eagle nest - I was sure he/she was there, because both parents were there and keeping watch - but the eaglet slept the whole time. This visit was better! When we first arrived, one of the adults (probably Mom) was perched on the side of the nest - and the eaglet was, yes, sleeping. It is what they do at this age, along with preening their new feathers. Then Mom left - and the youngster got up! And a minute later one of the adults returned. It looks to me as if she(?) is carrying a stick - but also looked as if there was a feeding - so either it wasn't a stick, or there was food on the nest. The pictures are blurry - but this nest is 3/10 of a mile from vantage point on a nearby bridge (see the May 29 post for details of what is where - I finally got Google Earth to install on my computer so I could measure the distances and provide a birds-eye view!) - and I was really enjoying seeing the interaction between the adult and the eaglet.

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If you'd like to see more pictures and commentary on this nest - or on the webcam nest at the Taste of Maine Restaurant - you can use the link at the top of the page to get to my Local Wildlife Home Page which has an index of the reports on our visits to the sites.