An osprey nest atop a platform in Jehu Pond is once again standing uprightâand just in time for the birdsâ annual return to Cape Cod.
James Rassman, the stewardship coordinator with the Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, repaired the platform in Jehu Pond on Wednesday last week, March 10. The same day, he installed a new platform in Hamblin Pond.
âItâs a rush to get our things set up before they show up,â Mr. Rassman said, noting that osprey migrate north from warmer climates toward the end of March to nest and mate. âThese birds are flying back and forth to South America and coming back, not just to Cape Cod, but to the same tree, the same platform.â