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OSPREYS, SEASIDE, OREGON, LIVE WEBCAM

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  • Location: Neawanna River, Seaside, Oregon, United States
  • Source: Necanicum Watershed Council
  • Info: Live streaming osprey webcam in Seaside, Oregon, United States. The osprey nest is located along the Neawanna River. Ospreys are found in Oregon in spring and summer, before migrating south for fall and winter. As coastal storms often damage the nests they soon get to work repairing and rebuilding their nests.

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More Info: This osprey nest is located in Broadway Park in Seaside, surrounded by conserved land along the Neawanna River.

The Osprey breed statewide, in Oregon, except in arid treeless regions of the southeast part of the state. Osprey nests are usually located within two miles of water with an accessible fish population.

Most ospreys in Oregon migrate south beginning in late August, to over-winter in coastal areas of Mexico such as Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. Ospreys have been tracked from Oregon to wintering grounds as far south as Honduras. Biologists note an increasing number of ospreys now wintering in Oregon.

Individual members of adult osprey pairs migrate separately and winter at different locations, later reuniting around late February to March at the nest site and remaining until September. In Oregon, the ospreys breed statewide, except in arid treeless regions of the southeast part of the state. Nests are usually located within two miles of water with an accessible fish population.

There are 5 main factors which influence osprey populations : the abundance of suitable nest sites. food supply, human disturbance, man-made hazards and chemical contaminants.

The population of ospreys in Oregon declined drastically during the 1970s as the result of pesticide use. Their numbers have recovered and now ospreys are a common nesting species along the lower Columbia and Willamette Rivers and in the high lakes of central Oregon.

Download a printable detailed guide to ospreys from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, here

Additional information:
  • Ospreys in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest - USGS - pubs.usgs.gov
  • Osprey - Cornell Labs - www.allaboutbirds.org
  • Bird Alliance of Oregon - birdallianceoregon.org