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Louise Zeitlin
Osprey At A Glance
APPEARANCE: Ospreys are raptors with dark brown and white feathers and a white stomach.
SIZE: Ospreys weigh two-and-a-half to four-and-a-half pounds and their wingspan can reach five to six feet.
DIET: Fish make up almost 99 percent of the osprey's diet.
INTERESTING FACT: The osprey is one of the most widespread birds of prey and can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
SOURCE: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
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Movebank
Osprey Tracking Project
CBF's Osprey Tracking Project allows students and teachers to track three ospreys, one living on Virginia's Port Isobel Island and two on Holly Beach Farm in Maryland, from their home and classroom computers. The page includes lesson plans for teachers and puzzles, projects, and more for students, as well as a link to video of the tagging process. Learn More
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Jennifer Delgamo
Osprey Feel the Heat
Ospreys are powerful fliers and migrate to South America for the winter. Is climate change affecting their patterns? Find out in this article from CBF's flagship magazine, Save the Bay. READ NOW
More About Ospreys
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Osprey Population on Virginia’s Eastern Shore Collapses Amid Menhaden Concerns, New Research Suggests
June 25, 2025
New research indicates a collapse of the osprey population along the seaside of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, a frequent area for industrial menhaden fishing by Omega Protein.
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Upcoming Menhaden Management Meeting
May 1, 2025
A special Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) workgroup has completed a special report on the connection between osprey nest failures and falling menhaden harvests. What action will the Commission decide to take at its upcoming meeting?
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Menhaden Study Delay Leaves Important Questions Unanswered
April 23, 2025
We need more science to get to the heart of the connection between menhaden and catastrophic failure for nesting osprey. But for the second consecutive year, the Virginia legislature failed to fund the critically needed menhaden study.
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As Osprey Populations Struggle, Managers Continue Deliberations on Chesapeake Bay Menhaden
October 23, 2024
Following reports of osprey chicks starving in areas of the Chesapeake Bay where they depend on menhaden for food, a workgroup tackling the issue gave its initial report to the East Coast’s fishery managers Oct. 22.
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Osprey Starvation in Virginia and Maryland Linked to Menhaden, New Study Finds
September 12, 2024
Amid continuing concerns about the availability of menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay, a study released this week shows that osprey chicks are starving in nests in parts of the Bay where they typically depend on menhaden for food.
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