[obol] 2nd failed osprey nest; Sandy Delta reopening

[Lisa Ladd-Wilson]

Hello:
It appears that another OSPREY NEST has been abandoned mid-season in  
my area. This one is on NE 122nd between Sandy Blvd and Airport Way  
(closer to Airport Way), just behind the U-Haul Office on a metal tower.

A pair of osprey successfully bred in it last year. A pair settled in  
again this year, but several drive-bys have yielded no action other  
than lots of starlings hanging around it.

That makes two abandoned nests within just a few miles of each other,  
both of which have been successful in the past. A worrisome thing to me.

The SANDY RIVER DELTA will be reopening tomorrow, Saturday, June 28.  
The National Guard apparently will be taking a break from building  
the new parking lot until after the 4th. Work will begin anew July 7,  
with occasional closures possible when the big equipment is on the move.

However, there will be no parking along Jordan Road (which is where  
people have been parking since the old lot closed) after the 4th, and  
actually it is discouraged even now. Visitors will have to park  
elsewhere, the closest being on the other side of the highway. That  
means walking along the road under the I-84 overpass, which is kind  
of dicey.

No word yet on when the new parking lot and deceleration lane will be  
completed.

Lisa Ladd-Wilson
NE Portland