During one cruise recently, participants residing at Blood River, Kentucky Lake and their visiting relatives, observed a male osprey flying across Lake Barkley carrying a tree limb to its nest. A new osprey nest was located during the above cruise.
All osprey nests observed to date have females presently in incubation posture.
Young ospreys begin peaking over the nest edges during June. Tuesdays and Thursdays are available for group requested cruises for a variety of cruise themes, durations, and times. Additional cruise times and themes will be added for the expanded summer schedule to be announced. An osprey song, written last summer at Lake Barkley, is performed for participants during all osprey nesting cruises. The song usually includes ospreys singing in the background.