Iris The Osprey Returns To Hellgate Nest In Missoula, Montana! | April 8, 2023

Iris has returned once again to her nest in Hellgate Canyon! Watch her touch down for the first time in 2023 to inspect the nest after returning home from spring migration. 2023 means a fresh start for North America’s oldest known breeding Osprey. Iris last successfully raised one chick to fledging back in 2018 with her previous mate, Louis. We can’t wait to see what this season has in store! Watch live with updates, tweets, and highlights at Watch the cam and learn about the Montana Osprey Project at ********************************* This Osprey nest is at the mouth of the spectacular Hellgate Canyon at the edge of Missoula, Montana. It’s in a very busy location, right outside the Riverside Health Care Center and next to busy parking lots, a construction site, a busy highway, and a railroad. However, it’s also an ideal location in many ways, since these Ospreys have riverfront prope