New Osprey nest at baseball field

“This was a great opportunity to work together and improve the quality of the environment,” commented Jennifer Beaudette, Director of Member Services at Barron Electric Cooperative.

Osprey nests are usually located near water and situated on top of large trees, utility poles, and poles installed for them.

But osprey nests atop utility infrastructure pose risks to both the equipment and the birds.

Osprey nests consist mostly of sticks. They may use the same nest for several years resulting in a large nest.

Barron Electric has set poles for nearly 20 osprey nesting platforms throughout their service territory to help improve their environment.

This year, Dairyland Power worked with Jump River Electric and the Raptor Resource Project on a camera system to capture “real time” online bird watching at the osprey stand located on the Dairyland Reservoir near Ladysmith.