A proposal to dump the western meadowlark in favor of the osprey for the Oregon state bird flew through the Senate this week, drawing lofty rhetoric from lawmakers.

A group of birds — nesting ospreys, to be exact — is grabbing unexpected attention in Eugene, Oregon, amid the World Athletic Championships taking place from July 15-July 24, 2022.

A parent osprey returns home to hatchlings at a nest in Bend's Old Mill District on June 24, 2023. Courtesy of Susan Stendahl Over the last few summers, I’ve gotten attached to watching this ...

A family of raptors are grabbing some unexpected attention during the World Athletic Championships currently taking place in Eugene, Oregon. A nest of ospreys in Eugene have become the event’s ...

Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Ed took photos as one man climbed up the bridge's truss and approached an osprey nest at Rivervilla ...

Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Ed took photos as one man climbed up the bridge's truss and approached an osprey nest at Rivervilla ...

The nest sits above a train bridge at Rivervilla Park in Milwaukie. Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

The nest sits above a train bridge at Rivervilla Park in Milwaukie. Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife.

Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Ed took photos as one man climbed up the bridge's truss and approached an osprey nest at Rivervilla ...

Oregon State Police say they've handed over their initial investigation to U.S. Fish & Wildlife. Ed took photos as one man climbed up the bridge's truss and approached an osprey nest at Rivervilla ...