>There is a nest on the dock just south of the Riva bridge: there are 
>three osprey this morning.  Perhaps one of last year's brood came 
>back?  I was alerted to their presence at dawn with that 
>characteristic "Here, fishy, fishy" cry overhead.
>
>Karen Caruso

It's unlikely it would be one of the '07 brood - the youngsters spend 
a their first full year down in the Caribbean countries of Central 
America and the northern reaches of the Amazon watershed before they 
make their first northward migration. An '07 bird would not return 
until '09. Even then they aren't ready to breed until they are 4-5 
years old.

Some great tracking maps and data can be found at 
<http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard/>http://www.bioweb.uncc.edu/bierregaard/
-- 
Melanie Lynch
Annapolis