Re: Nests on US1

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: The large nests that you saw along US1 on the way to Key Largo were indeed osprey nests. In our area they nest from November to April(as do the eagles and spoonbills). Our resident south Florida ospreys are of the caribbean race : according to John Ogden. Central Florida ospreys are of a different race and nest from January to June he also told me. : We also have large numbers of wintering ospreys. These are what we usually see in the urban areas like the University of Miami campus and north Biscayne Bay in the winter. They are supposedly slightly larger than our resident ones, : but I have never been able to tell the difference in the field. : Bob Kelley : : Today I went fishing with my friend in Key Largo. I saw couple of interesting birds. I snorkled a lot in a coral reef. The birds I saw in the trip were: : : Eurasian Collared-Dove : : Cardinal : : Brown Pelican : : Royal tern : : White Ibis : : Green heron : : Laughing Gull( nesting) : : Magnificent Frigatebird (couple of them) : : Double-crested Cormorant (about 70 in low tide) : : Great White-Egret : : Snowy Egret : : Red-winged blackbird : : Mourning Dove : : Red-bellied Woodpecker : : Grackles : : On the way to key largo on US1 their are about three or four big nests probably from an osprey. They were unoccupied though. Unfortunetely we didin't have time for the yellow and the prairie warblers. I'll go another time especially for them. Great birding

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