Osprey

Osprey is popular in the West Coast as well as interior of BC, near the water, near the sea, lakes and rivers.  The number of Osprey as well as many other raptors was reduced seriously due to the pesticides, but their numbers are coming back recently.  The white body and dark eye mask were the two trademarks for this raptor, and slightly crooked wing is also easily recognizable.  They feed almost exclusively on fish, and some people call this bird, “Fish Hawk.”  They use large trees and poles, and readily accept manmade flat platform for their nests, and raise average two to three babies.  They exchange loud, high-pitched whistle between the families, audible for far distance.