Ospreys on the Patuxent

Join us to learn about ospreys, the often-seen “fish hawk” of local rivers and the Chesapeake Bay, with Patuxent River Park's senior naturalist Greg Kearns. Roughly one-fourth of the ospreys in the continental U.S. nest in Chesapeake Bay. But the birds suffered massive declines in the 1950s and '60s due to widespread use of the pesticide DDT. In this talk, Kearns will discuss osprey biology, his banding program with the public, reintroduction efforts, how this once-imperiled bird became a conservation success story and how ospreys are doing today. Part of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's 60th anniversary webinar series.

This talk will be recorded! Closed captions will be available at the live event and on the recording. This event will be recorded! Closed captions will be available at the live event and on the recording. All signups will receive a link to the recording a few days after the live event.

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Event photo: Greg Kearns holding an osprey (Credit: Patuxent River Park)

Host or Publisher Smithsonian Environmental Research Center