and I'm awaiting Osprey's return.

but last year during this week there were about 25-35 some days at Cape May.

I have read that communities who build/maintain Osprey platforms often do a complete Spring clean-out of the old Osprey nest to deter geese squatters. I understand about your landlord situation, was just wondering how difficult it would be for someone to throw some branches up across the nest, to deter the geese.

Landlord did hire someone to do repairs on roof of 'boat house' a few years ago.

I drove to nearby lighthouse today, and discovered NO ospreys or nest there, this 10? miles from home, overlooking the Bay. Have found both nest AND ospreys past years.

and the choppier water during wind storms makes it harder for Osprey to even fish. They might be hunkered down elsewhere (?)

if any branches around.

wind completed flipped her over, feet flying over her head, like doing a back flip. Saw it happen to her twice.

Nothing like that here, and many Cherry Blossoms 'survived!'

hope your Osprey pair arrives soon

even near me in MD.

then it seemed several of those Osprey were just passing through and disappeared. The subscribers on the Chesapeake Conservancy cam mentioned the various sightings near your vicinity. The Kent Island female just arrived, but the male is missing (even though more than one Osprey was sighted near that nest)

Who knows where all the missing Osprey are traveling from? The early ones that arrived in New York and Cape Cod with the herring migration probably wintered in the southern states.