Nest #5744

Nickname: Gulfport Marina
Nest substrate: Utility Pole
Nest Location Description: on light post near sail boats by Gulfport Yacht Club
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Eckerd College, Florida Osprey Watchers
Latitude: 27.7395877050133
Longitude: -82.6969694709778
Followers: None

Past Seasons

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

Activity reports

2015 Nest Activity Report by Kelsie
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 Molly F
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
2016 Nest Activity Report by Catie T
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 02/15/2016 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
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 kmnoonan
Adult arrival 02/04/2017 Nestlings 1
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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/29/2017 by kmnoonan
Male and female both in the nest with chick, which is about the size of a softball.

04/25/2017 by kmnoonan
female osprey eating and standing in the nest. Male flew in and landed next to female with nesting material (large palm frond) but dropped it when he returned to the nest. 1 chick visible, about the size of a baseball. 2 males flying between this nest and nest 1131.

04/16/2017 by kmnoonan
Female observed sitting up in the nest, no male visible in the nest or area.

04/08/2017 by kmnoonan
single osprey (n/a gender) sitting in nest, no other osprey in the area. continue thinking this a lone male.

03/19/2017 by kmnoonan
osprey (n/a gender) sitting in nest. No other osprey seen. Thinking that this may be a lone male.

03/12/2017 by kmnoonan
osprey in nest (n/a gender). have only ever seen one osprey at a time at this nest; possible male waiting for a female mate. Nest is in good shape.

03/04/2017 by kmnoonan
Osprey (n/a gender) in nest. The nest is in good condition.

02/26/2017 by kmnoonan
Osprey (n/a gender) sitting in nest which is in very good shape. Does not appear to be incubating yet. No other osprey seen in area.

02/11/2017 by kmnoonan
Male sitting in the nest and nest looks like it has been added to and is in good condition.

02/04/2017 by kmnoonan
Nest in great condition, and female sitting in the nest.

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

01/16/2017 by Nanda
nest is in good condition, no ospreys in area

01/11/2017 by Nanda
no ospreys in area, nest in good condition

01/04/2017 by Nanda
No osprey in area, nest appears to be empty but in condition/location

12/09/2016 by kmnoonan
Nest in good shape, no ospreys in the area

11/27/2016 by kmnoonan
nest in good shape, no ospreys in the area

10/22/2016 by kmnoonan
nest in good condition, no ospreys in area.

09/24/2016 by kmnoonan
nest in good condition, female osprey on nearby tree.

07/02/2016 by Nicole27
No sign of nest or osprey.

05/02/2016 by Catie T
One osprey present in the nest with odd behavior, possibly feeding but very unclear

04/18/2016 by Catie T
One osprey sitting low in the nest, could not tell if it was a fledgling or not

04/06/2016 by Catie T
Good nest condition, osprey sitting low in nest

03/14/2016 by Catie T
Female sitting low in nest

02/29/2016 by Devon
male and female in nest, incubating

02/15/2016 by Catie T
Good nest condition, osprey inside the nest but could not determine if it was male or female

01/22/2016 by Laurel
Nest present but empty. No ospreys in the area.

01/14/2016 by Laurel
Nest is present but empty. No ospreys nearby.

12/04/2015 by Anna
Nest present, but empty. One osprey nearby

11/23/2015 by Molly F
Present, but empty

11/04/2015 by Molly F
Nest is present, but empty and no birds nearby

10/14/2015 by Molly F
Present, but empty. No birds in the area.

09/25/2015 by Molly F
Nest present, but empty

09/18/2015 by Molly F
Nest present, but empty

06/30/2015 by HVAC
1-2 month old fledge in nest

06/15/2015 by Molly F
One female in nest

05/09/2015 by Kelsie
empty