On Thu, 1 Mar 2001, Diane Yorgason-Quinn wrote:

> The longstanding Osprey Nest on the power tower in the Burley Lagoon near
> the Purdy spit on Henderson Bay was lost in the earthquake. I don't know
> how long it had been there, but it was established well before I moved here
> 13 years ago.

Give the osprey a chance to return and rebuild. If the support structure is still there, the
birds should rebuild. I wouldn't declare an osprey nest as lost unless the support structure
was destroyed.

Kelly McAllister
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Olympia, Washington
Reply to: mcallkrm at dfw.wa.gov