Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus. Birds photographed above residents of coastal waters adjacent to Puerto Adolfo Lopez Mateos, Baja California Sur, March 2017.

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus. Birds photographed in the greater Los Cabos area of Baja California Sur, December 2019. Photographs courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus. Photograph taken in the greater Fort Lauderdale area, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January 2023. Photograph and identification courtesy of Faith Hubsch, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus. Photograph taken in coastal Oregon, July 2021. Photograph courtesy of Dr. Tom Bartol, Carlsbad, California.

Wide-spread and found along the coasts of both the Atlantic and the Pacific with the exception that they are absent south of Puerto Vallarta along the central and southwest coasts of the Pacific Ocean. A diurnal large fish-eating raptor that is very common in some regions of Baja California Sur. From a conservation perspective the Osprey is currently considered to be of Least Concern with increasing, widely distributed populations.