Nest #1131

Nickname: Clam Bayou: Miriam St S
Nest substrate: Utility Pole
Nest Location Description: Hard to see nest. If driving along Miriam St S, the nest is on your left after the first parking lot. Drive slow and look for the pole (base) of the platform within the trees, then follow it up to see the platform. Also visible from the Gulfport shores condominium close by, if you go in the yard (apartments on your left & water on your right) you can view the platform.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Florida Osprey Watchers, Eckerd College
Latitude: 27.7398973833908
Longitude: -82.6944526688213
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied   Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied   Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by bbaroudi
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by morgan
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied No Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by morgan
Adult arrival 02/23/2014 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by laacuna
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied   Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by Kelsie
Adult arrival Nestlings 2
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by Molly F
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 1
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2016 Nest Activity Report by Laurel
Adult arrival 01/12/2016 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying 01/14/2016 Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 01/14/2016 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by kmnoonan
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied No Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/29/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest and no osprey present.

04/25/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest and no osprey present.

04/16/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest and no osprey present.

04/08/2017 by kmnoonan
No nest or osprey.

03/19/2017 by kmnoonan
Male seen on platform briefly. He flew off and circled Nest 1131 and remained in that general area. No sign of a nest on the platform.

03/12/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest or osprey, the platform is rotted through.

03/04/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest or osprey, the platform is rotted through.

02/26/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest or osprey, the platform is rotted through.

02/11/2017 by kmnoonan
no nest or osprey, the platform is rotted through.

02/04/2017 by kmnoonan
No nest or osprey.

01/22/2017 by Nanda
no nest or osprey in area. Weather was bad due to a tornado watch.

01/16/2017 by Nanda
no nest or osprey in area

01/11/2017 by Nanda
No nest or osprey in area

01/04/2017 by Nanda
No ospreys, no nest only some debris on platform

12/09/2016 by kmnoonan
No nest, and platform has no base. Hawk was sitting on platform.

05/02/2016 by Catie T
No nest

04/18/2016 by Catie T
No nest

04/06/2016 by Catie T
No nest

03/14/2016 by Catie T
No nest

02/29/2016 by Devon
no nest

02/15/2016 by Catie T
Found the platform for the nest but did not see a nest or any ospreys in the area

01/22/2016 by Laurel
One osprey seen sitting on the nest. No other osprey was seen in the 10 minutes I was there.

01/14/2016 by Laurel
Two ospreys present. Female stays in the nest and might be incubating.

12/04/2015 by Anna
No nest present

11/23/2015 by Molly F
No nest present

11/04/2015 by Molly F
No nest present

10/14/2015 by Molly F
No nest present

09/25/2015 by Molly F
No nest present

09/18/2015 by Molly F
No nest present

06/30/2015 by HVAC
nest present

06/15/2015 by Molly F
One female, and one fledge present

05/09/2015 by Kelsie
female in nest with at least on juvenile

05/03/2015 by Kelsie
adult female & 1 juvenile in nest

04/26/2015 by Kelsie
adult female & 2 (maybe 3) juveniles

04/19/2015 by Kelsie
2 juveniles in nest

04/11/2015 by Kelsie
empty

04/04/2015 by Kelsie
adult female and male in nest

03/28/2015 by Kelsie
adult male and female seen atop nest

03/08/2015 by Kelsie
empty

02/25/2015 by Kelsie
empty

02/19/2015 by Kelsie
empty

02/08/2015 by Kelsie
empty

01/21/2015 by mgfuell
Osprey in nest. Appears to be roosting/incubating?

01/15/2015 by Lea
Female perched on nest; male returned to nest with nesting materials

01/09/2015 by Lea
Female osprey on her nest

11/30/2014 by Kevin P
Still no osprey

11/21/2014 by Tommy
No osprey

11/14/2014 by Kevin P
No osprey in nest

11/06/2014 by Kevin P
No osprey in nest 11am

10/29/2014 by Tommy
Nest empty

10/05/2014 by Tommy
Nest still empty

06/30/2014 by laacuna
The nest is empty

05/01/2014 by morgan
there were no osprey when I first arrived. As I was leaving clam bayou I notice that a small female had landed outside the nest.

04/05/2014 by morgan
Osprey was sitting in the nest. Not sure whether it was male or female. No sign of its counterpart

03/02/2014 by morgan
No sign of our lovely couple today at the nest or nearby.

02/23/2014 by morgan
Both male and female perched on the utility pole

02/05/2014 by morgan
No osprey seen in or around the nest.

01/19/2014 by bbaroudi
Nest was unoccupied for the third time. Ospreys were seen flying around nest, but it is questionable whether or not the ospreys are interested in this nest.

01/15/2014 by bbaroudi
Nest was unoccupied again, but a male osprey was perched on a nearby tree keeping a close watch on the nest.

01/09/2014 by bbaroudi
Nest was unoccupied at time of visit however, an Osprey was seen flying near the nest. The Osprey was probably looking for food or protecting the nest from predators.

08/01/2013 by Beth
No nesting during 2013 season