10:52 am,
Much to my delight, there is an "at will" Zoomer on the other end of the cam. Thank you!

Good morning Missoula Hellgate Canyon,

Am unable to get cam reception this morning. Site message:

"If video won't start within a few seconds, our web server may be down. We are working on a fix and hope to have uninterrupted service soon. Meanwhile, we are recording the ospreys' life onsite and may post some video clips soon."

Updates from yesterday, 19 May 2011:

Montana Osprey - Hellgate Parent Switch - 19 May 2011

6: 28 pm, 19May2011,
Parent switch.

Weather - "Missoula, MT - Today 5/20/2011
Hi: 67° Mostly cloudy. Scattered rain showers in the afternoon. Chance of showers 50 percent. Highs in the mid to upper 60s.
Lo: 46° Rain showers likely in the evening...then chance of rain showers after midnight. Chance of showers 60 percent. Lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Northeast winds to 15 mph."

9:06 am,
Hellgate Mom incubates her 3 eggs.

22 May 2011

7:28 pm,
A peek at the eggs. Rain on Mom's feathers.

23 May 2011

Hatch in progress?
2:35 pm,


ETA: If, as reported on page 1, the first egg was laid on April 29th, then it would be too early for a chick to hatch. That being the case, this may be a damaged egg. We'll see....

4:55 pm,
First osprlet hatching?


ETA: If, as reported on page 1, the first egg was laid on April 29th, then it would be too early for a chick to hatch. That being the case, this may be a damaged egg. We'll see....

5:50 pm,


The cam keeps cutting out. More frustration than I care to deal with just now. Best of luck to Mom and Dad Hellgate Canyon.