Fishing Line on the Patchogue New York Osprey nest. Can you help?
22 May 2023
I reached out to three wildlife rehabilitation clinics near to Patchogue NY area over the weekend. I have not heard back from anyone.
I have just spoken to the person who runs the emergency line at Save the Animals Rescue Foundation. (631) 736-8207 is their urgent help line. He told me he is not familiar with Patchogue, NY despite the fact that they service Long Island. He will pass the information along.
The closest wildlife rehab is in Brookhaven. They have an answering machine. If anyone can phone them tomorrow this would be helpful. I have just filled up their answering machine!
Wildlife and Ecology Center 249 Buckley Road Holtsville, NY 11742 Phone 631-451-5330
I have also been given the number for the Highway Patrol which is 631-451-9200 in the area.
The monofilament line on the osprey nest – where there are four chicks – is now spreading to the middle of the nest where it could easily entangle these babies and the parents and/or both.
Here are the images.
In the image above, the osplet could easily have its head in that fishing line.
I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.
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Hello Mary Ann! I just saw this and I don’t know if there has been anything done by this time of night. If not I will definitely try to help tomorrow!
Thanks for all the info on how to contact help!
Thank you, as always, for your help. It looks as if everyone who needs to know does and they are waiting a permit from USFWS. Fingers crossed for a happy ending.
Hello Mary Ann! I just saw this and I don’t know if there has been anything done by this time of night. If not I will definitely try to help tomorrow!
Thanks for all the info on how to contact help!
Thank you, as always, for your help. It looks as if everyone who needs to know does and they are waiting a permit from USFWS. Fingers crossed for a happy ending.