<p>LOREN BENOIT/Press Wildlife biologist Wayne Melquist lifts a young osprey briefly out of the nest so nearly 200 people on board the annual Osprey Cruise can see the raptor through their binoculars.</p>
July 10, 2016
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July 10, 2016 9 p.m.
It's for the birds
Hundreds partake in annual Osprey Cruise in Cougar Bay
As wildlife biologist Wayne Melquist and his crew pulled their boat up to a piling in Cougar Bay on Saturday morning, an adult osprey flew from the nest situated high atop the piling.