{"product_id":"madison-osprey","title":"Madison Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Hammonasset Osprey","description":"\u003c!-- Madison Connecticut Holiday Ornament - Hammonasset Osprey --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Handle: madison-osprey --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Version: R4.3SP town ornament | GKP 307 R1+R2 | 2026-10-05_001 --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Keywords: 46 published | article:tag 14 | FAQPage x4 --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Structure: 5 paras + spec line + 2 full-width buttons + hidden meta --\u003e\n\u003c!-- Audits: SEO title 67c \/ meta 145c; URLs verbatim from export and live hubs --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-ornament-body\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOspreys — the fish hawks of the Connecticut shore — are famous for decorating. Over the years Hammonasset's birds have worked plastic bags, fishing line and the odd balloon into their nests. This one went with an evergreen sprig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHammonasset Beach State Park opened in July 1920 and is still Connecticut's largest shoreline park, with about two miles of beach backed by salt marsh. By the 1960s and '70s ospreys were close to vanishing from the coast, their eggs thinned by DDT. After the pesticide was banned in 1972, the birds began to recover, and in 1991 the Menunkatuck Audubon Society put up three tripod nesting platforms at Hammonasset. The ospreys moved in almost immediately. Today platforms stand along the shore, and a camera on one near the Meigs Point Nature Center has streamed the nest to viewers online.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere's the honest part: by Christmas the platform is empty. Hammonasset's ospreys winter in South America and come back to the same nest in late March. The ornament keeps one at home for the holidays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA three-inch faceted crystal ornament, the art printed on a white backing so the line work stays crisp and the facets catch the light. It comes in a white or gold gift box, ready to give, and is printed to order in the USA. Drawn as an 1880s-style engraving; the evergreen sprig is the only color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Madison families, Hammonasset campers and anyone who waits for the ospreys every March. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/pages\/landing-page-charity\"\u003eProfits support hunger relief\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mc-spec\" style=\"font-size: 0.9em; color: #555;\"\u003e3-inch faceted crystal glass · white-backed print · white or gold gift box · printed to order in the USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/madison-ct-retro-apparel-hats-home-goods\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; background: #F0EAD6; color: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #D8CFB6; border-radius: 4px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 28px 0 12px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eMore Madison Items\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/merlinclassics.store\/collections\/crystal-glass-town-ornaments\" style=\"display: block; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; text-align: center; background: #F0EAD6; color: #1a1a1a; border: 1px solid #D8CFB6; border-radius: 4px; padding: 14px 16px; margin: 0 0 8px; font-weight: 600; text-decoration: none;\"\u003eOther Town \u0026amp; Animal Ornaments\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mc-meta\" style=\"display: none;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta name=\"keywords\" content=\"osprey, ospreys, hammonasset beach, hammonasset beach state park, hammonasset beach ct, hammonasset beach madison ct, hammonasset park, hammonasset state park, osprey bird, fish hawk bird, salt marsh, hammonasset, hammonasset camping, meigs point, meigs point nature center, osprey nest, fish hawk, connecticut shoreline, connecticut state parks, osprey platform, osprey nesting platform, osprey nest platform, osprey cam, osprey nest cam, hammonasset osprey cam, osprey drawing, osprey facts, osprey bird facts, osprey migration, osprey hawk, evergreen sprig, madison ct beach, madison ct beaches, hammonasset nature center, osprey ornament, osprey christmas ornament, osprey gifts, osprey christmas, osprey recovery, raptor ornament, raptor gifts, bird of prey gifts, connecticut osprey cam, where do ospreys go in winter, when do ospreys come back, salt marsh birds\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey bird\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"hammonasset beach\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"hammonasset beach state park\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"salt marsh\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"fish hawk\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey nest\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey platform\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"meigs point nature center\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"connecticut shoreline\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey cam\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey ornament\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"osprey christmas ornament\"\u003e \u003cmeta property=\"article:tag\" content=\"evergreen sprig\"\u003e \u003cscript type=\"application\/ld+json\"\u003e{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What does the Madison osprey ornament show?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"An osprey standing on its stick nest atop a wooden nesting platform in the salt marsh at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut, with Long Island Sound behind. A sprig of evergreen is tucked into the nest — the only color. The art is drawn as an 1880s-style engraving.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Why is there an evergreen sprig in the osprey's nest?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Ospreys often work found objects into their nests, and Hammonasset's birds have added everything from fishing line to balloons. The ornament gives this one a seasonal choice: a sprig of evergreen.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"Where do Hammonasset's ospreys go in winter?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"Connecticut's ospreys migrate to South America for the winter and return to the same nests in late March, so the platforms at Hammonasset stand empty through the holidays.\"}}, {\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is the ornament made of, and how is it packaged?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A three-inch faceted crystal glass ornament with the art printed on a white backing, in a white or gold gift box, printed to order in the USA. 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