Relive last year’s osprey experience while you wait for the ospreys to return in 2013!
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Biologist Janie Fink, left, consulted on the webcam and wrote blog updates
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By June 20, 2012, the first egg was proving to be unviable
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The day-old chick holds itself up and calls to mom
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Four days after her first egg, the female laid a second one May 11, 2012
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The female osprey stands guard over her freshly laid egg
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Banner day! The first egg was laid May 7, 2012
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The next day, the mates looked pretty proud of their nest
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Just two days later, the nest was coming along nicely
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Construction continues, as shown in this photo captured April 23, 2012
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Once building was under way, the pair progressed rapidly in their work
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This framework became the nesting platform hosting the osprey webcam
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With construction complete, the community now had to wait to see if ospreys would adopt the new nest site
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The replacement of light poles at Memorial Field in August 2011 facilitated placing a webcam on one of two new nesting platforms
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The mother osprey feeds her 3-day-old chick, who's growing like a weed
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At 11 days old, the osprey chick is noticeably larger than the unviable egg
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The chick looks forlorn in this shot captured June 29, 2012
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This rehabilitated osprey has orange eyes characteristic of a juvenile
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The 13-week-old fledgling hangs out at the nest Sept. 17, 2012
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Janie Fink prepares to release an osprey rehabilitated by Birds of Prey NW
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As the Festival at Sandpoint unfolds below, the seven-week-old chick tests out its wings Aug. 8, 2012, the day before it fledged
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The two-day-old chick feeds, to the relief of webcam viewers
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Success! After 38 days, the second egg hatched June 18, 2012
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By mid-April, it was still unsure if ospreys would adopt the nest
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With the ospreys adding sticks, it was apparent they would adopt the nest
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This osprey was the first one spotted at the nest, April 2, 2012
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Now one month old, the chick is nearly full grown by July 18, 2012
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Seen July 9, 2012, the chick has grown rapidly in its first three weeks
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The 11-day-old chick has some big footsteps to follow
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The ospreys mated frequently and were caught in the act May 8, 2012
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