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Teamwork and concerned residents have worked to save an Osprey nest on Hilton Head Island.One of the HHI Osprey Watch monitors reported that the tree where his assigned nest is had two balloons attached near the nest and a red tie around the trunk, indicating the tree was to be removed. The gated community’s ARB board was contacted, who shared our concerns with the property owner. As coordinator of the HHI Osprey Monitoring program, I explained that Osprey are protected once eggs are laid, only mate once a year, and that this Osprey was back at the site looking for his mate to breed. We talked about options of not removing the tree until we see if the pair nests, building a platform, or moving the nest to a nearby tree. The property owner couldn’t have been nicer or more understanding. Within a matter of days, he contacted people to get the nest moved to a nearby pine that would not interfere with the removal of the original tree on his property. He did this at his own expense.We want to thank the companies involved in making this happen safely and quickly. Jason Adams of Luxury Imaging Professional Photography, who verified that there were no eggs yet in the nest; Paul Langan of Langan Contracting, who coordinated the project, and JD Hoft of Hoft Environmental Service, who actually moved the nest. A special thanks to the property owners, the Cay–wood family, for caring about the environment and being so supportive. Also, to Larry and Jin Freda for bringing this to our attention and for the support of Kristen Mattson of the Lowcountry Institute and coordinator of the overall Lowcountry Osprey Monitoring project.  See the full article here.

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