This was a wonderful year for ospreys in northern Door County.

I previously reported the was one nest atop a tower in Fish Creek. Well, there was a second nest I wasn’t talking about ;) and a 3rd that I discovered after young had hatched. Wow!!!

The Fish Creek ospreys quickly grew accustomed to the thousands of cars roaring up the hill directly below them. They also grew accustomed to human presence at Gibraltar School. The last time I visited, they couldn’t have cared less that I was there.

The Fish Creek pair successfully raised two beautiful young fledglings.

The second osprey nest was just south of Ellison Bay, on the cell tower on Old Stage Ct. This pair is not pleased at all about human intrusion, so the closest viewing spot that didn’t upset the birds was at Tower Storage. This pair also successfully raised two young.

The third osprey nest was atop the cell tower on Sawmill Road (just off Isle View Rd) in Gills Rock. This nest is in a very remote location, so the adult ospreys are very sensitive about activity around their nest as well. The best viewing that didn’t upset the birds was on the north end of Sawmill Rd., just off Highway 42. I parked my car at the top of the farthest hill and used 16×50 binoculars to get an amazing view.

Best I was able to see, this pair successfully fledged one offspring.

I have a number of pictures of all 3 nests and will post them later this week. :)

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