Monitoring the Martha's Vineyard Osprey Population Gus Ben David, recently retired
director of Mass Audubon's Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and
godfather to the 60-70 pairs of Ospreys now breeding on Martha's Vineyard, kept
track of the Ospreys on the Vineyard from 1970 through 1992. During this time
the Osprey population grew from 2 pairs to over 70 thanks to the efforts of Gus
and his dedicated crew. Gus couldn't keep up with the censuses
during the mid 90s, a period which saw a decline in the number of chicks the
Vineyard Ospreys were able to raise. Spring 1999 (data on the 1998 breeding season) Early spring 2000 (reviews the 1999 breeding season)
Fall 2000 (data on Y2K nests and
satellite tracking)
Detailed data on the number of nesting pairs known and young raised from the 1998 breeding, 1999 breeding, and 2000 breeding seasons are also available. [Top of this page] - [Osprey main page] - [Birds of Prey] - [Home page] |