Hellgate Osprey Cam 2026 Season Highlights

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It was a new chapter for the Hellgate Ospreys as Iris and her new mate, Clark, successfully raised their first chick together in 2026. Watch their story unfold in these season highlights from their nest in Missoula, Montana. Watch live with updates, tweets, and highlights at https://AllAboutBirds.org/ospreys Watch the cam and learn about the Montana Osprey Project at https://hs.umt.edu/osprey/ Watch the camera's second view, the Owl Pole Cam at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UAB3IsxE4U ********************************* This Osprey nest is at the mouth of the Hellgate Canyon near the edge of Missoula, Montana. It’s in a very busy location, right outside the Riverside Health Care Center and next to busy parking lots, a construction site, a busy highway, and a railroad. However, it’s also an ideal location in many ways, since these Ospreys have riverfront property only about 50 feet from the Clark Fork River. Being so close to people does not bother them, and hundreds of people enjoy watching them every day. The female Osprey at this nest is called Iris because she has very distinctive spots on her iris, especially in her left eye. These iris patterns serve as individual barcodes and allow us to identify her. She has nested at this site for many years. Her first known mate, Stanley, did not return in 2016, and she paired up with a new male named “Louis” for one successful breeding season in 2018. Louis moved to a nearby nest to breed with a different female in the f

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