Return of the Ospreys

Ospreys migrate south for the winter, either to the Carribbean or South America. They mate for life and return to their same nesting sites here in the Chesapeake year after year. Most nests are on channel markers along the rivers, but they can build anywhere, I've even seen them on TV antennas. I didn't know to look for them last year, so I'm not sure when they arrived, but I can tell you exactly when they arrived this year.... today. With the warmer weather I expected them this week and was looking forward to the first sighting. When I got home from work this afternoon I heard a call and looked up to see a pair flying over. I fished for a little while tonight and watched them stake out their perches at the mouth of the Magothy river. -S