Osprey

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**Osprey** //**Pandion haliaetus **//======
 * Threatened **
 * General Description- **
 * Large Fish eating birds
 * May be larger than 2 feet in length and can have a wing span up to six feet.
 * Dark brown on their top and white on the bottom.
 * Have prominent dark eye stripes, black patches at the crooks of the wings, which are bent.
 * They mate with only one mate.
 * They have roughly three eggs a year, every year.
 * They usually nest in large trees, but can nest on telephone poles, chimneys, and man made platforms.
 * They live anywhere near open water with enough fish.
 * Found in PA in the Susquehanna Valley and the Pocono regions.
 * They are found on all continents except antarctic.
 * **It is only listed as "Least Concerned" for the USA.**


 * Niche- **
 * The Osprey is a predator.
 * It eats fish.


 * Why on the list?- **
 * Habitat Destruction
 * Water Pollution
 * Pesticides affecting ability to reproduce.


 * Recovery Plan- **
 * Raise in captivity and release.
 * Monitoring
 * Protection
 * Artificial Nests built.

Sources: All about birds- [|www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/**Osprey**/id], Jungle walk-[|www.junglewalk.com/**info**/**osprey**-**information**.htm], PA game Commission-[]

Zak Miller And Kevin Mundis