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Explore Osprey in Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Idaho with Recreation.gov. Campers come to Osprey for sunshine and boating at Priest Lake, and for breathtaking views of the rugged Selkirk Mountains.

Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming.

Located at the Sandpoint, Idaho, War Memorial Field on Lake Pend Oreille, the osprey cam here was first installed in Autumn 2011 on a nest atop field lights that had been used historically by ospreys for several decades. During field renovations in 2020, the nest was moved to …

Website photos by Kathleen Cameron and Darren Clark. Photos for the species distribution pages contributed by Idaho Birders.

Three cameras perched high above McEuen Park provide an opportunity to view osprey nesting in their natural habitat. Osprey have been nesting on the poles since the mid-1980s.

May 13, 2020 · BOISE, Idaho — If you've ever noticed a nest perched right on top of a power pole, like the one near Eagle Island, and wondered what lives there, here is your answer. It is an osprey nest. And...

May 6, 2016 · In Idaho, osprey populations are very robust, according to Idaho Department of Fish and Game, flourishing due to the region’s clean water and fish. Osprey feed only on live fish, hunting from perches near water or while soaring.

We oversee the placement of Osprey nesting platforms in cities, communities, waterways and parks in Idaho to encourage nesting in public areas so that the general population of humans that have an interest in wildlife, might be able to enjoy watching the Ospreys in action.

Unique among North American raptors for its diet of live fish and ability to dive into water to catch them, Ospreys are common sights soaring over shorelines, patrolling waterways, and standing on their huge stick nests, white heads gleaming.