Biotic Organism ID

· The osprey was observed on a bird watching trip on September 22, 2001, between the times of 10:00 am and 10:30 pm. Mr. Russell Kovach, as well as myself saw the bird resting on power lines over the water on the lower side of the Conowingo Dam

2. Often misidentified, because at a distance the Osprey resembles a gull.

3. Once a fish is sighted, the osprey dives steeply and sometimes completely underwater to make a catch.

4. If an osprey makes a catch, it always adjusts the fish in its talons, so that the head of the fish faces forward.

5. Population declined drastically because of pesticides used in the ‘50’s and ‘60’s, but has since made a remarkable recovery

· The Cedar Waxwing is usually 6½-8” in length. The cedar waxwing is a sleek, crested, brown bird. It has a black face, yellow tips on its tail, and red wax-lik

3. May gather in roosts of over a half of a million birds.

5. Best Known and mist widespread of the Herons

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