Does habitat clearing hurt the eastern osprey?

Answer 1

Yes it does. If a habitat is cleared then of coarse it is going to hurt or effect that animal.

The Osprey's main food source is the ocean and other bodies of water, which would not be effected by any clearing. The Osprey is also quite adaptable in its nesting sites and will use any stable raised surface, many of which are man made. The one issue they have run into is many of the man made nesting sites (ex: shipping cranes) might be stable when they build the nest but are not stable long term. In many of the ports laws are on the books protecting these nest through the nesting season so once the nest is started the crane or other object can't be moved. So, the above answer is correct but in the case of the Osprey it has less effect than on some species that are nearly extinct due to loss of habitat.