Montezuma Osprey Nest-cam 2006

You are currently viewing an empty nest on the Osprey platform at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. A Canada Goose moved in before Osprey could claim this nest. The Goose hatched its clutch of eggs and the goslings and adult have now moved on. We are hopeful that an Osprey pair may still claim the nest as occurred last year when a pair of Osprey successfully raised one late chick after a Goose finished with the nest.

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The goose nest camera 2006 Images are updated every 45 seconds from 7 AM to 8 PM Eastern Daylight Time daily. At other times, we will show the last frame of the evening or interesting activity recorded earlier in the days previous. (You may periodically get a blank picture. Click here to refresh the image or wait for the 45 second reload.)

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The osprey platform is located in a marsh on the Montezuma Wildlife Refuge about two miles from the Visitor Center. A single coaxial cable about 1500 feet long connects the camera which is mounted above the platform to a transmitter which is mounted some 65 feet up in a tree that has a clear view of the visitor center. The coaxial cable delivers power to the camera as well as video and audio to the transmitter by means of rf wideband modulator and demodulators. The transmitter, camera, and microphone are all powered from a solar collector that is mounted in an adjoining marsh. Power during periods of low sunlight is supplemented by a storage battery that receives its charge from the solar collector. The microwave signal is received at the visitor center where it can be viewed on a large screen monitor. The signal is then uploaded to the internet through a video server connected to a Satellite network.

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