[obol] Goose nest with a view

[Bruce]

Also observed Canada Geese nesting in Osprey nests atop power poles
at Thompson Lake near Harrison, Idaho.

Bruce Craig.

Wayne C. Weber wrote:
> Alan and Oregon Birders,
> 
> This phenomenon (Canada Geese nesting in Osprey nests) is a
> common occurrence in the southern interior of British Columbia.
> In the Nicola Valley near Merritt, where there are at least 20 nesting
> pairs of Ospreys, at least one-third of the nests are used each year
> by Canada Geese, which lay eggs and start incubating in March,
> before the Ospreys arrive.
> 
> The response of the Ospreys to this usurpation of nest-sites
> varies. Some of the Osprey pairs start building another nest,
> while others wait until the goslings hatch and leave the nest,
> and then start nesting there themselves.
> 
> Wayne C. Weber
> Delta, BC
> contopus at telus.net
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Alan Reid" <areid at peak.org>
> To: "Obol" <obol at lists.oregonstate.edu>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2007 10:52 AM
> Subject: [obol] Goose nest with a view
> 
> 
> At the 14 MP on the McKenzie Hwy. there is a CANADA GOOSE in the old Osprey
> nest on the nest platform on top of a tall pole.
> 
> Alan Reid  areid at peak.org
> 2 miles below Leaburg
> on the McKenzie Hwy.
> 
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