Ospreys nesting at Alameda Point - 2014

In early June a pair of returning ospreys looked ready for the day in their newly made nest atop a parking lot light pole at Alameda Point, but they had no chicks to attend to. The pair’s first nest this season — on a nearby ship — had been removed during construction.  Their second attempt faced interference from another osprey.  By June, hopes for fledglings this year had faded.  An ad hoc group of osprey watchers is hoping a dedicated osprey platform can be erected at Alameda Point in a spot where competing interests and annoyances of daily commotion don’t intrude into the reproductive efforts of the ospreys.

Read the complete story and view photo gallery on the Alameda Point Environmental Report.