2010 Osprey Chick-Naming Contest

The Friends of Blackwater are proud to announce the following winners in our 2010 Osprey Chick-Naming Contest.

Winners:

The winning names of "Hooper" and "Holland" were submitted by Amy Dixon of Fair Haven, New Jersey. Amy works at Fort Monmouth where she reports they have 4 osprey nests with 8 chicks this year, but unfortunatley no webcams. Hooper and Holland are two Chesapeake Bay islands that are located near Blackwater Refuge. Hooper is larger than Holland, so we'll give the name "Hooper" to our oldest chick.

And the winning name of "Hope," for our youngest osprey (the one we weren't sure would make it), was submitted by Leslie Peterse from Toms River, New Jersey. Note that several people submitted this name, but Leslie was the first. Leslie has followed our Osprey Cam for two years, and follows several of the other osprey cams on the Net as well. Also, Leslie and her husband were able to come down for our Blackwater Eagle Festival this year.

Both Amy and Leslie will get to choose an osprey prize from our store and will also get a certificate.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our contest. If your entries didn't win this year, hang on to them and you can use them again in a future chick-naming contest -- they might just win next time.

Congratulations to our winners! And much thanks to all our participants.