Elen is home at Glaslyn!

20 March 2026

Oh, what a day to start the spring equinox. Elen has arrived at her nest in Glaslyn. Now…who will be her mate this season and will there be chaos or eggs?

Aran and Mrs G were the ospreys at the Glaslyn nest. Mrs G was replaced by Elen who bred with Aran and then Aran returned late in 2025. A young bird, Teifi, hooked up with Elen but there was a chaotic year and no chicks were produced.

Will Aran return early and reclaim his nest? Will Teifi? Will neither? We wait.

Update on Brutus from the Winter Park, Florida nest:

There is growing concern this morning about the fate of M15’s mate, F23. Suspicions about what happened at a nearby chicken far with the dear female being shot continue to gain some validity as the carcass of the eagle was ‘dumped’ instead of being handed over to the repository so that the feathers could be used in Indigenous ceremonies as is mandated by USFWS.

Fridge Friday for the Kakapo:

Cameras are live at Lyn Clywedog in preparation for the arrival of Dylan and Blye 5F Seren.

At Cornell University’s Red tail Hawk nest, Big Red is definitely thinking about eggs.

Obviously there will be more arrivals – probably the minute I hit submit! Keep your eyes on those UK osprey streaming cams!

Thank you for being with us this first morning of spring. Take care. See you Monday if not before.

Thank you to the owners of the streaming cams that allow us to peer into the lives of our favourite birds, to those who post on FB, to the Audubon Centre for Birds of Prey for taking such good care of Brutus, to Barb Henry for investigating the death of F23, and to you, our readers.