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Old 04-01-2013, 02:29 PM   #1
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Default Anybody else tracking Art the Osprey?

You can track him from the Squam Lake's Natural Science Center website.

That little bugger can sure fly.....

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Art...p/-/index.html

I get tired just flying to Florida.
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Old 04-02-2013, 07:30 AM   #2
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You can track him from the Squam Lake's Natural Science Center website.

That little bugger can sure fly.....

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Art...p/-/index.html

I get tired just flying to Florida.
I believe this story was on NH Chronicle last week. They have attached a small GPS to the Osprey's back and have tracked his flight to Brazil and now he is on his way back to NH. It will be interesting to see if he makes it back to where he took off from.
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Old 04-06-2013, 08:26 PM   #3
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I really loved reading all about Art. I have a new found respect! Really, very interesting, thanks for posting
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I believe this story was on NH Chronicle last week. They have attached a small GPS to the Osprey's back and have tracked his flight to Brazil and now he is on his way back to NH. It will be interesting to see if he makes it back to where he took off from.
I hope "Art" makes it back to Bridgewater: he may need to strain his neck to read the GPS.
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Old 04-07-2013, 12:04 PM   #5
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Is there a way we can follow him day to day? I can only see 3 or 5 days ago.
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Today's April 9 LaDaSun has a great article about Art the Osprey who flaps his birdie-wings all the way back from Brazil to Bridgewater, NH (just south of Plymouth) every year to return to his girlfriend osprey birdie ....... won't Art be surprised when he sees the snow is still somewhat here in Bridgewater, this year!

.....like.... "WHAT IS THIS WHITE STUFF?" Art the Osprey

The article mentions that the 450-mile open water passage between Haiti and Venezuela is a big challenge and sometimes the ospreys will land on a passing ship to take a rest.
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maybe the DOD will send out a drone to track him

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Old 04-09-2013, 03:30 PM   #8
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Art is in the Poconos, which puts him 250-300 miles from home...Come on, Art!!!!!!!
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How do you know that up? I want to track him day by day, can you tell me where you found it? (Before he gets here??) Science Center?
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Old 04-09-2013, 05:58 PM   #10
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How do you know that up? I want to track him day by day, can you tell me where you found it? (Before he gets here??) Science Center?
Go HERE, they update it daily.

He should be home sometime tonight.
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Thanks so much, Rusty! I was going to search there but you saved me the trouble. I don't like reading about the others, like Jill who didn't make it.
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Art made it!!!!!! He greeted his mate. It doesn't say where his mate goes though. ?????

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Art...k/-/index.html
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Art made it!!!!!! He greeted his mate. It doesn't say where his mate goes though. ?????

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Art...k/-/index.html

I guess you will have to climb the tower and ask her.
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I bet she won't tell.
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Art made it!!!!!! He greeted his mate. It doesn't say where his mate goes though. ?????

http://www.wmur.com/news/nh-news/Art...k/-/index.html
Art's mate has a band (for identification purposes) but she has no transmitter so she cannot be tracked.
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I wonder why they wouldn't give her a transmitter too, if she is already banded???
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Default Done at two different times?

I am guessing that the banding of the birds and the attaching of the GPS transmitter was done at two different times.

Would love to see where she goes to in the Winter.

I just find it amazing that Art travels over 200 miles per day on the average as a "snow bird". I have friends who haul a 5th wheeler with a Chev 1 ton dualee and they plan their travels to do only 250-300 miles per day. My hat is off to Art.

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I would love to know where she goes in the winter too. And I find what these birds do it amazing also.

I wish I knew where our resident loons went in the winter. I know it could be as close as Maine or Portsmouth on the ocean but it could be further. I would love to know for sure. I know the Loon Center has banded some of them. I wonder if any of them have transmitters?
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I am guessing that the banding of the birds and the attaching of the GPS transmitter was done at two different times.

Would love to see where she goes to in the Winter.

I just find it amazing that Art travels over 200 miles per day on the average as a "snow bird". I have friends who haul a 5th wheeler with a Chev 1 ton dualee and they plan their travels to do only 250-300 miles per day. My hat is off to Art.

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My hat is off to Art also. Sounds like he has amazing...ahem...stamina. 25 minutes or so after he ended the last leg of his journey Art and his mate were already getting "reacquainted".

http://www.nhnature.org/programs/pro...rey_mapART.php
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