Once again Nova Scotia Power was excited to announce the launch of the OspreyCam for the summer of 2009. Power line crews worked diligently to ensure the camera was running smoothly for osprey enthusiasts.
Ethel & Oscar successfully raised two youngsters this year. With parental coaxing, one fledgling osprey left the nest on or around August 1 and the other on August 2. They remained in the area, sometimes using the nest as a home base to return to over the following weeks while honing their hunting skills with parental help.
By now all should be heading south - a gradual trip down along the Atlantic coast that will end in South America. If all goes well, Oscar & Ethel will return in March or April. The youngsters will remain in the southern climate, returning to the north in their third year.
Thank you to all of those who watched, and please join us again next season.
In 2008 Nova Scotia Power along with the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History launched the OspreyCam to track osprey family, Ethel, Oscar and Bella.
Nova Scotia Power has been working to protect the osprey, once an endangered species, for over 15 years. Through our Osprey Relocation Program, our employees relocate threatened nests from atop power poles to safer, natural sites.
Click here to view our photo gallery from the installation of the camera.