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Bird of the Month for July is  the Osprey by Ben Kolstad’s article in July-August-June KITE.:

The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) is one of our most conspicuous local raptors, both by virtue of its large size and its predictable location: look near water and you will most likely find this bird. Big brown bodies topped with white heads sometimes lead people to confuse them with Bald Eagles, but the white breast and crooked wings in flight should help distinguish the two. (The eagle’s brown body and plank-straight wings in flight are distinctive.) And, if you get a good look, the Osprey’s dark “mask” is a dead giveaway. Ospreys build large nests on snags and manmade structures near water. A true specialist, the osprey feeds exclusively on fish, and is so good at catching them that they don’t starve even though they frequently lose their catch to any rapacious bald eagles in the vicinity.

Come to our July meeting to hear more about this bird.

(Photographer’s please note that next month’s August 2015 Bird will be the American Kestrel)