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Osprey - Maryland / Chesapeake Bay
GCG:
In the last week, there has been a wayward fledgling visiting this nest. FB posts say it remains nearby just out of camera range. Audrey and Tom once again prove they can care for any and all osprey. :)
GCG:
Yesterday, the two foster chicks, Maine and Montana were banded. This video shows their return to the nest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCTPw51VY8o&feature=youtu.be
GCG:
http://aqua.org/blog/2015/april/introducing-the-osprey-cam
This link is to the nest where the chick was euthanized. I should have started a new topic. This nest is in Maryland as well. The two foster chicks are well. Sorry!
Kinderchick:
Aww! Very sad to hear that one of the chicks needed to be euthanized due to an injury. :'(
GCG:
So sad! :'( I just read this on the osprey FB link.
http://aqua.org/blog/2015/april/introducing-the-osprey-cam
This is the correct link to this Maryland opspey cam they are speaking about in this post. Not the foster chicks'
Chesapeake Bay Field Office
Yesterday, 7/7/15, our biologists attempted to put a GPS satellite transmitter on one of the adult ospreys at Masonville Cove. Unfortunately while doing this the biologists noticed something peculiar with the right wing of one of the chicks. They took the injured osprey chick to the Maryland Zoo Medical Center where the veterinarian determined that the growth plate of the bone joint had irreparable damage.
Raising ospreys in captivity under normal conditions is very difficult. An amputated portion of the wing would make it nearly impossible for this bird to live a healthy life. Sadly, the most humane decision was to euthanize the chick. This type of injury is not uncommon and has been observed at times at other osprey nests. The rest of the ospreys are all healthy and the other two chicks may fledge any day now.
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