Biotic_Organism_ID

Biotic Organism ID Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus) · The Osprey is usually 21-24” in length. It’s wingspan is usually 4’6”-6’. It has a brown back and white belly. The Osprey’s head is white with a dark line through the eye and on the side of the face. It is found near lakes, rivers and seacoasts. · The osprey was observed on a bird watching trip on September 22, 2001, between the times of 10:00 am and 10:30 pm. Mr. Russell Kovach, as well as myself saw the bird resting on power lines over the water on the lower side of the Conowingo Dam Interesting Facts 1. Known as the “Fish Hawk” 2. Often misidentified, because at a distance the Osprey resembles a gull. 3. Once a fish is sighted, the osprey dives steeply and sometimes completely underwater to make a catch. 4. If an osprey makes a catch, it always adjusts the fish in its talons, so that the head of the fish faces forward. 5. Population declined drastically because of pesticides used in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, but has since made a remarkable recovery Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla Cedrorum) · The Cedar Waxwing is usually 6½-8” in length. The cedar waxwing is a sleek, crested, brown bird. It has a bird, seen, black, about, 2001, september, over, found, am, 22, near, mr, white, often, because, head, blue, american, watching, russell, length, vulture, trip, spotted, between, woodpecker, susquehanna, state, park, woods, dam, birds, turkey, united, trees, tail, kovach, heron, eastern, downy, conowingo, confirmed, america, young, woodlands, very, states, robin, north, multiple