Nest #1214

Nickname:	Skyway Plaza
Nest substrate:	Light Pole
Nest Location Description:	Skyway Plaza along Royhanna Dr. South, in front of Value Cleaners.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups:	OspreyWatch Pinellas, Eckerd College, Florida Osprey Watchers
Latitude:	27.712565
Longitude:	-82.64874
Followers:	None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2017 2016 2015 2014 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	03/09/2012
Clutch hatching	Reason for nest failure	nest destroyed during storm

2014 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 Bobby

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure	01/09/2014
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	nest destroyed during storm

2015 Nest Activity Report by Amy D.

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 Erin

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

2016 Nest Activity Report by RachelLEckerd

Adult arrival	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Fledglings
Nest Active	First chick fledging
Egg laying	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	Nest failure	03/31/2016
Clutch hatching	Reason for nest failure	adult abandonment

2017 Nest Activity Report by arswan

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure	01/06/2017
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	unknown reason

2017 Nest Activity Report by LarkH

Adult arrival	02/11/2017	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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/28/2017 by LarkH

No ospreys seen and nest looks the same.

04/19/2017 by LarkH

Male perched on side of nest. Nest looks good, but still small.

04/12/2017 by LarkH

Nest good but no ospreys

04/06/2017 by LarkH

Female perched on nest and keeps dipping head in. Nest looks the same

03/23/2017 by LarkH

Nest looks the same, still kind of small but sturdy. One osprey sitting in nest, possibly incubating.

03/10/2017 by LarkH

Nest looks bigger but disorganized. Male sitting in nest, incubating. Then female flew up to nest and both perched, then she flew away and he sat back down in nest.

03/05/2017 by LarkH

No ospreys in nest or area. Nest is good

03/01/2017 by LarkH

Female osprey sitting in nest, male flew away. Male later came back and female flew away. Nest looks good, but I'm not sure if it has grown.

02/23/2017 by LarkH

Nest is small still, but looks a little more built up from last time. No ospreys near it, can only hear a few somewhere.

02/11/2017 by LarkH

Pair seen standing on sticks that they clearly have been working on making into a nest. Nest is uncompleted, but bigger than before. The female's brown necklace isn't incredibly distinct.

02/04/2017 by LarkH

Can see where nest used to be because of debris on light pole, but there is no actual nest present.

01/23/2017 by CharlotteS

Still no nest.

01/20/2017 by arswan

No nest is present

01/19/2017 by arswan

No nest is present

01/14/2017 by arswan

No nest seen

01/12/2017 by arswan

No nest is present

01/06/2017 by CharlotteS

No nest sighted.

12/07/2016 by JoC

Nest still in same state as last time, possibly even smaller. Osprey was sighted on light post however-this is the first time I have sighted an osprey in the area .

11/12/2016 by JoC

Nest still appears destroyed. It appears to be in the same state as last time, with a few twigs and sticks remaining. No ospreys were in sight.

10/22/2016 by JoC

Nest still appears destroyed. A few twigs and sticks still remain, no sign of ospreys once again.

09/30/2016 by JoC

Nest appears basically non-existent. A few twigs and sticks remain. No sign of osprey in area.

07/08/2016 by KC

Nest appears to be destroyed. A few sticks and no signs of osprey in area.

05/05/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Almost no sign of nest left.

04/28/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Very little evidence of nest remains.

04/21/2016 by RachelLEckerd

All that remains of the nest is a small bundle of sticks.

04/14/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Nest has become incredibly small, less than half of its original size. No activity.

04/07/2016 by RachelLEckerd

It is very clear this nest has been abandoned, at this point the nest is shrinking week by week.

03/31/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Due to the activity of the very closely nest, this nest is most likely abandoned. It has become noticeably smaller without upkeep due to its unstable location.

03/24/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Nest was again empty, some debris can be seen falling from it. No ospreys spotted.

03/17/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Nest has seemed to shrink since last observation, nest may have been abandoned in favor of nearby 1215 nest. No ospreys spotted.

03/10/2016 by RachelLEckerd

Nest spotted at top of light pole, moderately large with a red log hanging off the side. No ospreys sighted.

01/28/2016 by Jeremy Brown

Could not find the nest or any osprey that would denote a nest nearby.

01/21/2016 by Jeremy Brown

Could not find the nest or any osprey that would denote a nest nearby.

01/10/2016 by Jeremy Brown

Could not find the nest or any osprey that would denote a nest nearby.

10/17/2015 by Devin

No nest

10/03/2015 by Devin

No nest.

09/26/2015 by Leah Rose

No nest present

09/19/2015 by Devin

Can't find a nest.

06/28/2015 by Dane

Nest is gone, clump of sticks and moss is left

06/17/2015 by Erin

empty, almost no nest

04/22/2015 by Amy D.

No sign of nest

04/15/2015 by Amy D.

no sign of nest

03/11/2015 by Amy D.

Still no sign of nest

02/12/2015 by Amy D.