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Nest #1148
Nickname:
Ft. De Soto: Water Tower
Nest substrate:
water tower
Nest Location Description:
on right side of road when entering park TOWER IS GONE
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups:
Florida Osprey Watchers
Latitude:
27.632132
Longitude:
-82.718618
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
Yes
First chick fledging
Egg laying
Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation
Nest failure
Clutch hatching
Reason for nest failure
nest destroyed during storm
2014 Nest Activity Report by
tzimath
Adult arrival
Nestlings
Nest Occupied
No
Fledglings
Nest Active
First chick fledging
Egg laying
Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation
Nest failure
01/10/2014
Clutch hatching
Reason for nest failure
unknown reason
2014 Nest Activity Report by
Monica
Adult arrival
Nestlings
Nest Occupied
Yes
Fledglings
Nest Active
First chick fledging
Egg laying
Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation
Nest failure
04/13/2014
Clutch hatching
Reason for nest failure
Storm blew down nest but the location is not good for nesting
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
2013 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
2014 Nest Activity Report by
Bobby
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
2015 Nest Activity Report by
Emma
Adult arrival
Nestlings
Nest Occupied
No
Fledglings
Nest Active
First chick fledging
Egg laying
Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation
Nest failure
02/01/2015
Clutch hatching
Reason for nest failure
unknown reason
2017 Nest Activity Report by
Nicole27
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
2017 Nest Activity Report by
Molly F
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
by
Emma
01/24/2017 by
Beth
Gone - need to remove this
01/20/2017 by
Molly F
Nest no longer exists
01/17/2017 by
Molly F
Nest no longer exists
01/13/2017 by
Molly F
Nest no longer exists.
01/10/2017 by
Molly F
Nest no longer exists
01/05/2017 by
Molly F
Nest no longer exists
10/30/2016 by
SamieC
no nest. Water tower demolished.
07/24/2016 by
Nicole27
Nest is in okay condition. No birds spotted in or around nest.
05/10/2016 by
Monica
2 adults and I believe there is a juvenile present here, though it is too high for me to tell for sure
04/18/2016 by
Monica
Both in the nest, heads low. Either they were eating something or feeding a chick.
04/08/2016 by
Monica
Both in the nest, male flew away and it appeared as though there was a chick in the nest but I couldn't tell for sure
03/16/2016 by
Monica
One adult present
03/09/2016 by
Monica
Both adults present, incubation likely but still can't determine for sure
03/04/2016 by
Monica
Both birds in the nest, incubation is likely but it's too high up to determine if they really are incubating
02/24/2016 by
Monica
Both birds in nest, incubation likely
02/19/2016 by
Monica
Nest in good condition, 1 adult in nest that seemed to be sitting low, possibly incubating.
01/26/2016 by
tCribbs
Nest in good condition, no birds in nest or in area.
01/21/2016 by
tCribbs
Nest in good condition, no birds in nest or in area.
01/14/2016 by
Stefan Kapczynski
Nest in good condition, no birds in nest or in area.
12/04/2015 by
Catie T
pretty good nest condition, no ospreys in the area
11/01/2015 by
Catie T
Nest is being built up, no ospreys in the area
10/30/2015 by
Catie T
good nest condition, no ospreys seen in the area
10/18/2015 by
Devon
poor nest condition, no ospreys seen nearby
09/26/2015 by
Catie T
Still poor nest condition. Male spotted nearby.
09/11/2015 by
Catie T
Poor nest condition, many osprey sightings nearby but none in nest
06/30/2015 by
Patrick N.
No nest found
05/06/2015 by
Emma
no birds when entering park, one maybe male bird when exitng the park
04/29/2015 by
lralviti
No birds present
04/22/2015 by
lralviti
No birds present
04/15/2015 by
lralviti
Nest present, no birds sighted
04/01/2015 by
lralviti
No birds present
03/24/2015 by
Emma
male and female present in nest
03/18/2015 by
Emma
one bird present unsure m or f
03/01/2015 by
lralviti
Male and females present
02/15/2015 by
Emma
female present
02/04/2015 by
lralviti
No osprey present
01/22/2015 by
Devon
(Male?) Osprey in nest, nest looks much bigger/fuller
01/16/2015 by
Krizia
Nest present but do not believe it is being occupied by osprey.
01/11/2015 by
beau
Nest empty
12/05/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
11/25/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
11/21/2014 by
Bobby
No activity
11/14/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
11/07/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
10/24/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
10/17/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
10/10/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
10/03/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
09/26/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
09/20/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
09/12/2014 by
Bobby
Nest empty
07/17/2014 by
laacuna
The nest was empty
06/27/2014 by
laacuna
The nest was empty
05/02/2014 by
Monica
One adult on top of water tower and one flying around with nesting material. This pair is rebuilding after their nest blew down.
04/25/2014 by
Monica
Nest blown down Sunday or Monday (4/20 or 4/21), no adults present
04/15/2014 by
Monica
1 in nest, incubating very likely
04/10/2014 by
Monica
1 in nest, possibly incubating but hard to tell for sure
04/01/2014 by
Monica
Neither was present , however the nest is getting larger
03/18/2014 by
Monica
Neither was seen, however there are more nesting materials present now
03/11/2014 by
Monica
There were nesting materials on top of the tower and the male was sitting on top.
03/04/2014 by
Monica
N/A
02/28/2014 by
Monica
No nests present
02/21/2014 by
Monica
No nest present
02/16/2014 by
Monica
No nest present
01/10/2014 by
tzimath
No nests in the area
08/01/2013 by
Beth
Adults arrived January 2013. . Pair last seen at nest January 2013.
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Past Seasons
Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
Activity reports
Photos of this nest
Nesting Diaries