Thanks to all five who emailed me with confirmation
that my sighting was, in fact, an Osprey.

This individual circled for a while, then drifted
over towards the Scioto River and  O'Shaughnessy
dam and I lost sight of it. I never got to watch
it dive for food, but I'll be keeping an eye out
for it again.


Jeff Maass


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Jeff Maass
> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:47 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [Ohio-birds] ID Help? Osprey(?) at Twin Lakes,
> Delaware County
>
> This morning I photographed what appeared to be an Osprey
> circling slowly very high over the Twin Lakes area of
> O'Shaughnessy Nature preserve. The black mask, the white cap,
> and the tail bars are what led me to think it's an Osprey.
>
> Can someone confirm that it is, in fact, an Osprey? This is
> the first time I've photographed one of this bird. Two photos
> linked below.
>
> http://www.k8nd.com/Unk_Osprey_4614.jpg
>
> http://www.k8nd.com/Unk_Osprey_4615.jpg
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jeff Maass
>
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