We’ve had a long time resident say that the Ospreys return to nest about Valentines Day, and we were delighted (and a little surprised) to find them building a nest where we have a live cam set up. We’ve long thought that the Osprey stopped nesting on the impoundment once the Eagles arrived and began to defend their territory. Last year, the Eagle chick did not survive longer than a day, and I assumed that this was why they tolerated the Osprey pair on the pole that they use for dining and other romantic endeavors. So we’ll see how this goes this year: we have seen a Great Horned Owl checking out their handiwork on the live camera, (see below) and every day they are building the nest bigger and lining it with soft grass.