Osprey Platform Traditional Cache
Mr. Ollivander: Archiving listing after no response to prior reviewer action.
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Nearby this cache is an osprey platform but hasn't had a nesting osprey. Should one show up, the park would close access to this area and I would archive the cache. It is about a 1 mile walk roundtrip on designated trails.Park is open from sunrise to sunset.Take precautions for ticks in the warm months. Parking available at the designated coordinates. Osprey are large birds of prey(raptors). with 5-6 foot wingspans. They survive soley on fish and therefore are found around waterways.They have gray/white underparts and when flying can be mistakenly identified as an eagle. Ospreys have been seen on Presque Isle every summer but don't seem to nest there. Identification Tips: Length: 22 inches Wingspan: 54 inches Large, narrow-winged hawk Flies on flat wings with distinct kink at elbow Wings taper to a rounded tip Short hooked beak White cap Dark brown eyeline broadening behind eye Dark brown nape, back and upperwings Wings from below: flight feathers white barred with black, undersecondary coverts white and underprimary coverts black producing rectangular black mark at wrist White chin, throat, breast and belly Brown tail has a number of white bands Hovers and then plunges into water after fish Adult male: Underparts entirely white Adult female: Dark necklace of streaks on throat Immature: White tips to dark back feathers Similar species: Unmarked white belly, wing shape, and flight style make the Osprey instantly recognizable even at a distance. Check out the photo . Because of various geological changes, the best and about only way to approach this is to walk along the beach for a short distance less than 1/4 mile (N42.10.192 W080.04.729) and enter the trail from there. . Follow the narrow trail to an intersection then turn right and then left. Use your GPS and it will take you down another short trail to the cache. If you try and use the designated trail from the parking lot, you will be in deep mud and water.
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