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OspreyCam

OspreyCamThe OspreyCam has been deactivated for 2011. Check back in 2012 for new adventures with Ethel and Oscar! 

In 2008 Nova Scotia Power and the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History launched the OspreyCam to track the family of Ethel and Oscar and their offspring. After nesting on a live utility pole, power line technicians moved the nest to a safe location where the Ospreys have returned to each spring.

Name the Osprey Contest results

At the end of the 2011 OspreyCam season, Nova Scotia Power and the Museum of Natural History announced that after an online public vote, OspreyCam fans chose to name Ethel and Oscar’s 2011 offspring Hunter and Fisher, which received 52% of votes. A total of 2333 votes were cast from throughout Nova Scotia, Canada, and the United States.

Top Five Finalists

 NamesNumber of votes (percentage of total) 
Hunter and Fisher 1218 (54%)
Rain and Drizzle508 (22%)
Nova and Scotia129 (6%)
Scout and Storm123 (5%) 
Will and Kate111 (5%) 

Congratulations to Sackville’s David Smith, who submitted the winning names. David and the fan who submitted Rain and Drizzle each received two annual passes to the Museum of Natural History and an energy efficiency kit from Nova Scotia Power.