Nesting Diaries
Nest present, 3 visible fledglings with female in nest, male flew into nest during observation with fish
Nest present, male perched next to nest, female in nest with possible fledglings
Nest present, male flying around nest, female sitting low in nest possibly incubating
Nest present, male perched in nest
Nest present, male flying within 300 feet
Nest present, 1 male perched on light post, 2 males flying within 300 feet
Nest present, 2 males flying within 100 feet
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched on light pole
Nest present, male flying ~300 feet away
Nest present, male circling nest for 5 minutes then flew away
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched on ledge next to nest
Nest present, male flying ~50 feet away
One osprey was in the nest, couldn't determine gender or age. No other ospreys were seen from that nest.
There was one adult osprey in the nest and at least one chick. Another adult osprey was on a nearby lightpole but I'm not sure if it was the mate.
One was eating close by, but couldn't tell if it belonged to this nest. One osprey had been incubating, but flew off for a while before returning with some material to work on the nest. Green parrots were perched below the nest.
One osprey was sitting upright towards the side of the nest. No sign of mate or chicks.
No ospreys were in the nest during my watch. 5 other ospreys were in the area, so some of them could have belonged to this nest.
One osprey was lying low, no activity from it and no sign of mate. Since it was so cold today I'm assuming the low-activity rates in all my ospreys was to conserve heat.
1 was lying too low to determine gender. Other ospreys heard in the area, but no visual sign of mate.
One osprey was lying low in the nest, gender couldn't be determined. Green parrots were present underneath the nest.
One female returned to the nest a few minutes into the watch, stayed in nest for remainder of watch.
Nest looks healthy but did not see adult ospreys, eggs, or young osprey in nest.
Female perched in nest, didn't see a male in the area during this time.
Female was in the nest and it looked like there was a large egg next to her- chick may be seen soon.
Pair was seen in the nest
Female was in the nest. It is possible that there are also eggs in this nest
Male on pole next to pole with nest in it, Female is flying around in the area
Parakeet was seen next to the lower nest on the light. There was also an Osprey spotted on the pole next to the one with the nest- a nest used to be here but is not anymore.
Two nests: one directly on the field lights and one above on the platform. Female Osprey was seen in platform nest. Platform nest was small but in good condition. Female was crouching in nest, and didn't move while we were there. Perhaps she was incubating?
There may be a possible egg laying state happening. While impossible to tell, the female still will clearly not leave the nest, and the male was observed perching himself on the rim of the nest, unwilling or uninteresting in traveling far from the nest.
No real change in nest size, however male was not spotted during observation time. Female was seen perched again inside the nest.
Nest may be subject to nesting activity, as female was seen inside the nest while the male was perched very close by. Neither seemed willing to leave very far from the area.
Male was sighted on a nearby pole, eating fish while dropping pieces below. Female was not sighted during this visit. Nest has not changed in size.
Nest is currently occupied, female was seen perched by the edge of the nest while the male perched on the platform directly above. Neither of the pair left the nest during the observation period.
Osprey pair was sighted again near the nest, the male perched on the platform directly above the nest while the female was heard screeching around the area but did not come to land near by the nest. Nest has not grown in size, however it remains very large.
One pair of adult ospreys present in the immediate area, seen perched at another nearby light post. Platform has little nesting material, but the nest below it is very large. One wren was seen flying into the nest. Female did not move, but male flew off shortly after arrival.
Nest on platform is very small. Nest underneath is very large. Both do not appear to be active at this time. No osprey in area.
Nest is present and is actively maintained. One osprey is present in nest, unable to determine sex.
Nest is present and actively maintained. The nest being occupied by Osprey is small. 1 adult female Osprey present in nest.
Nest is present and is actively maintained. Still two nests on the light pole/platform. Nest on platform is small, nest on light pole underneath is very large. 1 adult osprey present in nest on platform. Unable to determine sex of osprey. Did spot a parakeet in the bottom nest on the light pole.
Osprey nest on the top platform is small and actively maintained. The second nest below the platform on the light pole is very large and looks well maintained. However, 1 adult osprey was present in the nest on the platform. Unable to determine sex of the osprey.
Osprey nest on the top platform is small and actively maintained. Female osprey present in nest, then male osprey flew up. Female was sitting low, male came in looking down- possible incubation?
*Also, a new nest is now below the original on the light pole, medium size, maintained, no ospreys present in that nest.
1 adult Osprey present in nest, another Osprey on light pole across field. Can not determine either sex.
Osprey spotted in tree near nest, another osprey spotted on light post near nest.
Visited today and I saw two osprey in the area, one was sitting on a nest, and possibly incubating.
The nest seemed not to be maintained, and no osprey were in sight.
Well-maintained nest, no osprey
Large well-constructed nest, no osprey present
Large, well-maintained nest and several small birds in and around nest.
Large well maintained nest, no osprey present, small birds in and around nest
Nest appears to be cared for since last observation, no osprey present
Nest is not maintained, no osprey
Nest is not maintained. No osprey present
Small unmaintained nest, no osprey
Empty, nest falling through gaps in lights
1 male adult, 1 female adult and one fledge.
Male in nest then female came to nest with fish. Saw two chicks being fed!
Osprey of unknown gender in nest
Osprey of unknown gender in nest- incubating
Osprey incubating, gender unknown
Osprey of unknown gender low in nest- incubating
Male and Female in nest, female low in nest
Osprey low in nest- gender unclear- probably incubating
Female present and male present. Female incubating.
The female was present in the nest possibly incubating.
Female present and possible incubation.
Both the male and female were observed in the nest. Both are very vocal. The male then flies away, and the female is observed perched on the side of the nest. No signs of incubation.
Nest built. One osprey present.
Nest built. One osprey present.
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
No osprey spotted- but it is getting harder to say because of the number of nests in the area and the number of ospreys posting up on near posts (however there has never been an osprey observed beside this nest and it appears that the nest is not holding up)
One mom and two nestling were observed on the nest
One adult female and three nestlings on the nest
No sign of osprey near this nest.
Today I observed a male osprey perched on the utility pole where nest is located. No other sign of osprey.
No sign of osprey in or around nest.
Today I observed an osprey sitting low in nest. I could only see top of head and could not identify sex.
No sign of osprey in or around nest.
Today I saw a male osprey fly into the nest. Osprey continued to sit in nest.
male osprey flew into nest. male sits low in the center of the nest. no sign of female in nest or nearby.
Today I observed an ospray perched on pole across parking lot. No sign of osprey in nest.
osprey spotted on light structure nearby nest. no sign of osprey in nest.
No sign of osprey near this nest.
no sign of osprey in nest. there are tiny black birds perched in and around nest.
Male osprey flew in holding stick. Added sticks to the nest and flew off. Nest deffinitly growing in size. No sign on other birds.
no sign of osprey at first. osprey flew back with a stick to put into nest. both male and female in nest. male flew off when female arrived with stick.
Found the nest for the first time today. Nest was not occupied.
Today I found the nest for the first time. There was no sign of an osprey in the nest, but there was an osprey in the nest about 20 meters away.
Originally, I had thought that this nest was occupied by an osprey. Yesterday, when I looked at it again, I found that the osprey moved over to the nest that was right next to it. The other nest was much more fortified and looked like it was in better condition. I took a closer look at my nest and saw 3 to 4 parakeets were hanging out at the nest. I don't know if this osprey likes to split its time between two "homes" or if it decided to come over to the other nest and desert the other nest.
All of the other nests that I have been visiting during the day were deserted, so I was really hoping to get at least one bird in one nest. Sure enough there was one osprey in the nest. Couldn't tell if it was a female or male. I also say another osprey in the area so that might have been the mate. I didnt see the osprey incubating or feeding any nestlings/fledglings. The osprey was perched on the nest where you could see its head and its chest. As I said earlier I couldn't tell the gender of the osprey.
Adults arrived January 2013. Incubation began during February 2013. Pair last seen at nest May 2013.