The end of the osprey season comes when Rosie starts her migration. But for the WWOC, it extends a bit and ends when they hold their annual party. Rosie left unannounced this year. We really don't know exactly when.
Richie has been gracing us with his presence every night, perched on the ROV wires. We hope he is regaining his strength for the upcoming season. And that his presence will deter the corvids from intruding on the nest this coming season.
Richie has been gracing us with his presence every night, perched on the ROV wires. We hope he is regaining his strength for the upcoming season. And that his presence will deter the corvids from intruding on the nest this coming season.
 Richie on wire. October 25, 2022 cap by lurker2020. 7:29 am |  Richie on wire, September 15, 2022 cap by? |
 Richie? on the Subaru lot light. October 30, 2022 photo by chaya |  Richie? on the light October 30, 2022. photo by chaya |
2022 Fish Charts
End of season is when our renowned Fish Matrix Master posts the final counts of fish caught and brought to the Whirley Crane that season. Below are the charts. One notable development this year was Rosie bringing in goldfish. We never did locate their origin.
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For more fish information, including comparisons to previous years, see the Fish Chapter (Sept. 2018)
The WWOC annual gathering was held this year at Pt. Molate park, in honor of our dear departed Molate. It proved to be a wonderful location, a beautiful view of the Bay, the bridge and Mt. Tamalpais, great weather, and plenty of shade and space. There were more than 40 attendees, many of them new to the chat group, and all having a good time. Many more attended virtually on chat.
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The ad hoc planning committee: craigor, Robin, Dianne A(with husband) and midi.(with the Golden Osprey).
Highlights were craigor's talk on the history of the Point Molate area, the hotdog mustard challenge, and the fish bean toss game. Clay, the educational director at GGAS, helped people make osprey headbands, and the GGAS director Glenn Phillips conversed with many chatters. The WWOC thanks the GGAS for their presence at our celebration of the nest.
 Making osprey hats with Clayton |  Ready to compete. Who can make the straightest line of mustard? |
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And the winner, with the straightest mustard line was #6- Gramps!
 The "Museum" All objects shown were found in the Whirley Crane osprey nest.  Just hanging out, enjoying the sun and chatting  Craigor's informative history talk |  Snakey escaped for a few minutes to spend time with chatter MHall.  Chatting by the Bay with a view of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. |
 Dianne A's toss the Fish in the Nest game.  Lunch is served. There was a nice variety of food and some very tasty dishes. The favorite seemed to be toaster28's trail mix. Many reported taking bags home with them. |  |
Craigor and brother Jeff created a large heart in memory of Molate. Campers were encouraged to add to the heart throughout the day. Seabiscuit decorated the nest quite imaginatively with materials she either found or had brought with her.
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After lunch came the finals for the fish toss then the music began. The DelPrado brothers craigor and Jeff performed, as did midi and seabiscuit, along with seabiscuit's friend Bobo and Benjamin's brass ensemble. Quite an entourage. I'll let the music speak for itself in the video curated by craigor.
 craigor and Jeff with Mt. Tam as the backdrop |  Benjamin and his bandmates |
Video created by craigor from footage gathered from Robin, our videographer and designer, and various other chatters.
To cap off a perfect day, an osprey was seen flying over the Bay by the beach just as the DelPrado brothers were singing about Richie. The osprey, most likely Richie, flew around, periodically starting to dive to catch a fish then deciding against it, for quite a while before finally heading back to his side of the Bay in Richmond. It is hard not to believe that he heard the music and came to investigate. At any rate, all welcomed his visit.
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The annual blowing of the conch took place for Rosie on her migration and perhaps already relaxing at her Southern beach.
Annual ceremonial blowing of the conch by craigor and calgal.
Note: Photos were being posted and reposted on chat the day of and after the party. I was unable to identify the source of each cap and therefore cannot give attribution. The photos are the property of the person taking the picture and should not be copied without their permission. I am assuming permission for this post only.
We wish Rosie and Brooks a safe, refreshing stay down in Southern lands. We will watch for Rosie in early Spring. We thank Richie for showing up to our party and hope to see him on the ROV wires each night. May his talon heal and may he find many fish to eat this Winter.