Nest remains very small, with only scarce sticks seen sticking out from the platform. One adult (gender unknown) was seen at the nest feeding hatchlings.
nest had been expanded slightly, visible Spanish moss hanging from the nest. Female was seen at nest feeding hatchlings, while male sat at a nearby branch.
Very little nesting material, one female osprey spotted at a post nearby the nest, with the male at the nest. The pair switched positions without either very willing to fly far from nest. Possible indication of eggs/nestlings.
Nest has become more built since last observation. Both a male and female were present inside the nest, the actions of the female and the position she sat in made me believe that she is incubating eggs. Male came in and out of nest with materials, while female did not move. (Correction from last diary: the nesting platform is a wooden pole with a metal dish, not wood.)
Again, no sign of osprey in the nest or around it. There was an osprey sighted about 40m from nest on a fence eating a large fish, but the osprey was equal distance from the elementary school nest as well.
Today I observed a male osprey perched on pole above nest platform. Juvenile osprey was sitting down in nest. After a few minutes male oprey flew down to nest.
Today I observed a male osprey perched on pole above nest. There seems to be some sort of movement going on in nest. Possibly Female or juvenile sitting low in nest.
Today I observed a female osprey sitting in the nest moving around. Male osprey flew in to nest. Female then flew off. Male oprey continued to sit in nest where female was sitting.
female osprey sitting low in nest moving around. male flew into nest, sitting next to the female. female osprey flies away, leaving the male sitting in the same spot as the female had been.
Today was the first time I found this nest. It was very hard to see the actual nest because the platform that it is on is very large and the nest is very small. There was a male osprey occupying the nest. It made eye contact with me then flew in a circle and then perched on the pole that stuck atop the nest.
This was my first time visiting this nest platform. Male perched up on taller platform. Male circled nest landing back on platform. This nest seemed very small, not many sticks.
The nest isn't much bigger than it was last week. Today only the female could be found sitting outside the nest. This pair of ospreys seems to be far behind in the mating process.
The female and male Osprey from before were sitting just outside their nest perched on the wooden post. Their nest appears to be bigger, but the nest is still relatively small.
Platform was just put up. There appeared to be a small nest in the midst of being built. I observed two Ospreys, one male and one female perched on the wooden post next to the nest. About five minutes later the male moved over onto the nest.
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