Male Osprey Ejects First Egg From Hellgate Nest – May 3, 2024

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One day after Iris laid her first egg of the breeding season, the new male who's been hanging around the Hellgate Osprey nest begins digging into the nest substrate with his talons and kicks the egg over the edge of the nest bowl. We aren't sure why the new male removed the first egg from the nest. Male Ospreys have been observed removing eggs when multiple males are competing for a nest site, and this behavior may be in response to situations where the paternity of the egg is in question. Time will tell if Iris will lay more eggs, and if this new male will accept them. Keep watching and learning along with us! Watch live with updates, tweets, and highlights at http://AllAboutBirds.org/ospreys Watch the cam and learn about the Montana Osprey Project at http://hs.umt.edu/osprey/ ********************************* This Osprey nest is at the mouth of the spectacular Hellgate Canyon at 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 ind

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