Wellington Point residents watched in wonder as a large male osprey moved into its new home atop of a 40m pole on Main Road on Wednesday.
Within hours of the council-funded pole being erected on a council-owned easement, the osprey had moved into its nest, moved from nearby Beachcrest Road.
Council officers preserved the nest after it was taken from a rotting Cook Island Pine in November, before the tree was axed and a protection order lifted.
Wellington Point councillor Wendy Boglary said she hoped the pole would attract bird watchers and tourists.
She said it had fulfilled an obligation to a federally protected bird
"Ospreys are a major draw card and in Byron Bay, the council has put up similar poles which are working as tourist attractions," she said.
"Officers went all over Wellington Point to find land that was the same height as the rotting tree.
"I'm hoping council will bring in more poles to suitable areas so we can also create an osprey tourist attraction."