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GCG:
There were 3 eggs in this nest, but sadly, this news was shown on the site, with video.

 "A Common Raven discovered the unguarded Hellgate Osprey nest on the evening of May 26, and the bird swiftly removed all three eggs while Iris was away from the nest".  :(

GCG:
The Hellgate, Missoula Montana Iris, their resident female has returned for another season. This was posted on their Facebook page.

"Woo hoo!!  Iris returned to her Hellgate nest this morning!  She is looking very good, albeit a bit tired perhaps.  But since she probably just flew a couple of thousand miles to get back her, she deserves a good nap or too!
Buckle your seatbelts - never a dull moment when Iris gets back!
Cheers, Erick Greene"
The watch is on for her mate.

 https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/hellgate-ospreys/

GCG:
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/cams/hellgate-ospreys/

 "Iris, the matriarch of the Hellgate Osprey nest and one of the oldest-known Ospreys in the world, has returned on April 5th, for the 2020 breeding season!"
This nest remains from year to year and upon return of the Osprey, the nest is replenished. Thus far,  the male has not been seen, but all in due time.

GCG:
The camera action has been nothing short of exciting as allikat and I have observed. This was also posted on FB......

Montana Osprey Cams

Hi all,

I want to give a shout out to our intrepid camera operators!! We are very lucky to have about half a dozen volunteers who help operate the camera. They are located as far away as England and all across the US. They divide up the day and take turns operating the cameras, and with their Osprey eyes, make very important observations and swivel and zoom the camera around. There are also a whole bunch of other people who help tweet and post information about what is going on.

So THANKS folks!!!!
Erick Greene

GCG:
Montana Osprey Cam posted on FB the following...........................

Hi all,

It sure has been a busy, confusing, perplexing and exciting few days at the Hellgate nest! This is our last week of classes at the University of Montana, with exam week next week, so we have all been really busy here and running on fumes! But I will be able to start posting more regularly now.

Iris has quickly bonded with the new male, and she just laid another egg at about 1645 h today (Thursday, 5 May). Since she and the new male have been copulating a lot the last few days, this egg will undoubtedly have been fertilized by him.

I know that a lot of you are wanting to name this new male, and I have been getting lots of suggestions. I am considering a very special name for him, but I need to check with some people first. I hope to have more information on this soon. Please be patient on this - thanks!!

Still no sign of Stanley, but he has always arrived 2-3 weeks later than Iris. So there is still a possibility that he may show up!!! If this happens, we have no idea what will happen?? Will he fight with the new male? Will the new male fight off Stanley now that he has an egg in the game? Would Iris accept Stanley back?? These are all things that we do not know. We are learning so much about basic osprey behavior and the intimate details of their lives from this camera!

Stay tuned,
Erick Greene

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