*This is an excerpt from Common Birds of Prey of Alabama, ANR – 1386.
Feeding exclusively on fish, ospreys are usually found along coasts, lakes, and other large bodies of open water. At an average weight of 3.5 pounds, the osprey is a relatively large raptor. Adult ospreys have a dark brown back and wings with a white crown, forehead, and throat along with a characteristic dark eye-line running from the beak to the nape of the neck. Ospreys were one of the species hardest hit by the use of DDT, experiencing sharp population declines during the 1950s through the 1970s. However, their numbers have recovered in most areas since the use of DDT was discontinued.
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