Yes, they nest there every year. I have known of them for 3 or 4 years, but
they may have been there longer. Good to know they are back!

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Marc
Hoffman
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 5:30 PM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Ospreys nesting at Bridle Trails plaza (Kirkland)


This afternoon while driving by the Bridle Trails shopping plaza (corner of
Old Redmond Way and 132nd Ave NE in Kirkland), I noticed a flying raptor
with an extremely ragged tail that turned out to be a rather large bundle of
sticks it was carrying.

I pulled over, did a U-turn, and watched as an osprey made several trips to
deposit sticks atop the large communications tower there. The tower has a
large platform at the top (15 feet across? --hard to judge) and is quite
tall (150 feet or more?). The osprey has built up quite a nest already. I
may have seen the mate as well.

Because of the height of the tower, it would require a scope (which I don't
have) to get good photos, and there's no vantage point that's not a lot
lower than the nest. Still it should be fun to watch developments.

Has anyone seen osprey nesting in that tower before?

Marc Hoffman
Kirkland, WA
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