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-- Where to? Home Events Directories Classifieds Community News Recreation Visitor Guide Dining Lodging Real Estate Store Home Events Directories Classifieds Community News Recreation Visitor Guide Dining Lodging Real Estate Store RSS Feed Sandpoint Osprey Project Osprey FAQ » About webcam project » 2012 Slideshow » Sandpoint Osprey Nest Friends » Osprey & Raptor Sites 'Osprey' documentary » Birds of Prey NW » Peregrine Fund » Kootenai Refuge eagles » Free Classified Ads Sandpoint Forums Job Center Sandpoint General Store Tickets to Events Travel Center Hotels & Lodging Restaurants & Dining Sandpoint Real Estate Sandpoint Magazine Movie Showtimes *Services* *Websites* *Sitemap* Follow us on The Sandpoint Osprey Cam at Memorial Field Hello! Welcome to the Sandpoint, Idaho osprey cam, watching the nest at Memorial Field. See more below, join the live chat, and check the Nest Notes blog. Live viewers -- The Sandpoint Osprey Cam is a collaboration of the City of Sandpoint and Sandpoint Online , with major support donated by Avista and Northland Communications . Consulting biologist is Janie Veltkamp of Birds of Prey Northwest . Maintenance help by Bestway Tree Service . Technical help donated by Video Security Technology . Electrical services provided by Ron’s Electric . Cam efforts supported by Lake Pend Oreille Cruises . To all… thank you ! This project is sponsored by: Welcome … to the Sandpoint Osprey Cam . Located at the Sandpoint, Idaho, War Memorial Field on Lake Pend Oreille, the osprey nest here was moved in Autumn 2011 to a nesting platform atop a new lighting standard, as part of major renovation to the field facilities. Support the osprey cam No tax money is used for cam operations. Contributions are gratefully accepted to help defray operational costs. Want to help? The Memorial Field Ospreys Memorial Field is home an active osprey nest – as well as scores of community events each year, from soccer, baseball and football games to the annual Festival at Sandpoint summertime music series. From early spring, when the ospreys arrive in Sandpoint following their migration from Central and South America, until they head south in autumn, the ospreys are a ubiquitous presence at the field – occasionally upstaging the human events as they return to their nests carrying a squirming fish, or circle with their distinctive, whistling calls. Osprey biology & FAQ Lake Pend Oreille is an important nesting area for osprey, and these unique birds of prey have legions of fans among residents and visitors. They are the only raptors that eat fish exclusively, and they are consummate fishermen – putting on a thrilling show as they hover over the water, then plummet down and dive completely under to grab fish. Thanks to Jane Fink of Birds of Prey Northwest and Sandpoint Online’s nestwatcher Robin Werner, read more about these fascinating birds on our osprey FAQ» The nest cam project The opportunity to place a web cam on the Memorial Field nest arose when the city undertook replacement of the aging light poles at the field in Autumn 2011. Two of the old poles held osprey nests, and their replacement poles were built with nesting platforms above the light arrays. Subsequently, in Spring 2020 as part of major field renovations, a new pole was erected for the osprey nest in a new location near the field’s boat ramp, more proximate to the lake. The cam project is a collaboration among many partners. It was proposed to the City of Sandpoint Parks Department by staff at Keokee , which produces Sandpoint Online, and embraced by the parks staff and the city’s utility partner, Avista . The cam, network and computer equipment, plus implementation of the streaming video, are provided by Sandpoint Online with financial and logistical support from Avista. Northland Communications is providing the high-bandwidth Internet connection through its new fiber optic network in Sandpoint. Kerry Berg of Video Security Technology in Sandpoint led the camera equipment installation. Raptor biologist Jane Fink of Birds of Prey Northwest , a raptor conservation and rescue group based in St. Maries, is consulting as biologist for the project. Bob Anderson, Raptor Resource Project , provided initial advice. Many others have contributed, including Ron’s Electric staff; Thorco Electric ; local birder Rich DelCarlo ; architect Sean Fitzpatrick and CTA Architects ; Bob Anderson of the Raptor Resource Project . Sandpoint Osprey Nest Observations ( Sending... ) Cindi (Wed, Jun 2. 2021 02:45 PM PDT) For Robin – LOL! We need to post them so she remembers. [reply] Robin (Wed, Jun 2. 2021 02:53 PM PDT) She’s digging deep! [reply] Donna (Wed, Jun 2. 2021 03:01 PM PDT) She looks like she needs a nice cool drink and a break in the shade <3 [reply] Robin (Wed, Jun 2. 2021 03:11 PM PDT) For Donna – she sure does, and Pete was on for a long time and he was looking the same way! I have to remember their winter home is hot, but hard to see them panting! [reply] Karyn (Wed, Jun 2. 2021 03:15 PM PDT) For Robin – For Cindi – Either of you still see that horrible piece of metal? I think it must have been thrown overboard! [reply] 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · » Name: Email: For: Mail will not be published (but it's required) BLOG/NEST NOTES Get updates via May 18 Nesting season for the Memorial Field ospreys is now well under way. Nestwatcher Robin Werner g ives this update as we await the next big event: Hatch of the chicks. While construction is going on below the osprey nesting platform, a different kind of construction has happened at the nest. Shortly after arriving from their winter migration, Pete and Sandy began constructing their nest. From sticks forming the foundation to soft moss material strategically placed in the center for the nest cup and even strips of wood for Sandy to shred and place around her, the ospreys found everything they needed to build a perfect nest. When it met their specifications and all was ready, Sandy laid her first egg on April 26, followed by egg No. 2 on April 29 and three days later on May 2, egg Now 3 arrived. Both Pete and Sandy continue to show their dedication to each other and their chicks by sharing incubating duties and protecting their area from intruders. If everything goes well, we look to June 2 for the first hatch. Stay tuned! March 20 With ospreys headed our way now in migration from their southern wintering grounds, our Nestwatcher Robin Werner provided this post to kick off the coming season. Welcome to Spring 2021 and season No. 10 of the osprey cam at Sandpoint Memorial Field! While our couple, Pete and Sandy typically appear at the nest platform around the first week in April, anticipation is keeping us waiting and hoping that both will return safe and sound. Sandy is pretty easy to identify with her multi, speckled chest, and you can look on the back of her head for her unique black marking there. Pete is harder to identify; with hardly any speckles on his chest, we look to his markings on his head and under his wings for identification. One sign that both have returned would be to watch how comfortable they are on the platform and with each other. You can usually tell an osprey visitor because they seem a little nervous and are usually just on the edge of the platform. Once the couple start bringing in sticks start to build the nest, it’s a good sign that the couple will settle in to begin their family. So, buckle-up and enjoy the ride! Here’s a picture our our stars, from 2019. Sandy is on the left and Pete is on the right. Note the difference in the markings on their heads. October 14 Our Nestwatcher Robin Werner provides this final word on the 2020 season for our osprey family. New fledgling Bonner asks: “What do you mean I have to get my own fish now?” While many of wish we were saying goodbye to 2020 – as tough as this year has been for so many – we are instead having to say goodbye to our osprey family! Sandy, our adult female, and Benewah,...