Osprey pole

  • Two people attach a steel structure to a utility pole lying on the ground. One holds the steel while the other uses a drill.

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    In 2018, we installed an osprey pole at the Field Station as part of the Osprey Nesting Platform and Habitat Enhancement Project. Mark Clapsadl and Brian Haas built a nesting platform on the top of a utility pole.

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  • A steel mesh platform at the top of a utility pole lying on the ground. There is driftwood affixed to the frame and a beam across the top of the pole to function as a perch.

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    We affixed some driftwood and a perch to the osprey platform to make it more appealing to osprey.

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  • Two people in hard hats stand next to an osprey pole on the ground and a truck with a crane.

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    Contractors came to install the osprey pole. A truck with a crane was used to move and install the pole.

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  • A truck with a crane lifts an osprey pole off the ground while one person steadies one end and another person observes.

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    Contractors came to install the osprey pole. A truck with a crane was used to move and install the pole.

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  • Two workers stand next to a truck with an auger near the waterfront.

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    The truck also had an auger for drilling the hole for the osprey pole.

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  • Two workers stand by while a third worker on the truck operates an auger on a truck to drill a hole by the waterfront.

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    The truck also had an auger for drilling the hole for the osprey pole.

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  • A worker watches an auger drill a hole in the ground near the waterfront.

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    The truck also had an auger for drilling the hole for the osprey pole.

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  • A utility pole with a steel platform lies on the ground near a truck drilling a hole in the ground near the waterfront.

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    The truck also had an auger for drilling the hole for the osprey pole.

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  • Workers use a truck with a crane to move the osprey pole near the waterfront. The pole is perpendicular to the ground and only a few feet above it.

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    Once the hole was finished, the crew installed the osprey pole.

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  • Workers use a truck with a crane to move the osprey pole near the waterfront. The pole is perpendicular to the ground and only a few feet above it, and two workers are guiding it along.

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    Once the hole was finished, the crew installed the osprey pole.

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  • Workers use a truck with a crane to move the osprey pole near the waterfront. The crane is lifting the pole higher while a worker tilts the bottom of the pole toward the ground.

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    Once the hole was finished, the crew installed the osprey pole.

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  • A truck with a crane holds up the osprey pole while two workers put its base in a hole.

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    Once the hole was finished, the crew installed the osprey pole.

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  • A truck with a crane holds the osprey pole upright in a hole by the waterfront.

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    Once the hole was finished, the crew installed the osprey pole.

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  • Three workers stand by the bottom of a pole with shovels. They are near the waterfront and there is a sign and a truck behind them.

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    The crew filled in the hole around the osprey pole to stabilize it.

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  • A utility pole with a platform on top stands next to a building sign that says "Great Lakes Center." In the background is a tree, a short building, and a long bridge.

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    The finished osprey pole.

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