Posts Tagged ‘osprey’
Osprey Nesting Season Surpasses Sustainability Benchmark
SCCF wrapped up the monitoring of its first-ever osprey nesting season with impressive results: 187 of 221 chicks fledged, an 84.6% success rate, and a productivity rate of 1.24 —…
Read MoreTime of Year for Young Ospreys to Take Flight
Fledgling on the left, compared to its parent on the right. Young ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) began to take flight last month, with at least 43 chicks fledged after months of…
Read MoreVolunteers Confirm 43 Osprey Nests with Chicks
Volunteers are hard at work as several osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nests begin to hatch, with at least 43 nests confirmed to have chicks. Monitors check nests biweekly until incubation activity…
Read MoreFirst Osprey Chicks of Nesting Season Confirmed
Since SCCF began monitoring ospreys (Pandion haliaetus) in January 2026, the nesting season is in full swing, with numerous nests incubating and even the first chicks confirmed. The photo above,…
Read More8.7K Birds Spotted During SanCap Christmas Bird Count
On Saturday, Dec. 20, SCCF staff and volunteers recorded 8,720 individual birds from 95 different species on Sanibel and Captiva as part of our islands’ contribution to the National Audubon…
Read MoreOsprey Monitoring Begins with Volunteer Training
On Jan. 14, we held our first volunteer training for SCCF’s new osprey monitoring program following the transfer of The International Osprey Foundation (TIOF)’s mission to SCCF this month. Osprey…
Read MoreSCCF Takes on Mission of The International Osprey Foundation
The International Osprey Foundation (TIOF) and the Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) are proud to announce an exciting new chapter in their shared commitment to conservation: the official transfer of The…
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