Nest #5843

Nickname: Azalea soccer field nest
Nest substrate: Utility Pole
Nest Location Description: Nest is in the center of the two soccer fields that are south of the baseball fields. On large pole with several lights.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Eckerd College, OspreyWatch Pinellas, Florida Osprey Watchers
Latitude: 27.795925231906
Longitude: -82.7429725623986
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

Activity reports

2015 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 Beth
Adult arrival 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
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 03/06/2016 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 Eileen
Adult arrival 11/28/2016 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
2017 Nest Activity Report by Sawyer
Adult arrival 01/11/2017 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
2017 Nest Activity Report by MaeveD
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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

11/29/2017 by JazV
no nest present; no ospreys in the area

11/19/2017 by JazV
no nest present; no ospreys in the area

11/08/2017 by JazV
no nest; one osprey, sex indeterminable, and about 10 starlings

11/04/2017 by JazV
nest seems to only be nesting material at this point; no osprey in the area

10/25/2017 by JazV
nest present; three ospreys in the area near nest. Sex was not determinable, all flew together southwest of location

10/07/2017 by JazV
nest found, a little disheveled; no osprey in the area

05/01/2017 by MaeveD
Osprey low in nest

04/26/2017 by MaeveD
Osprey low in nest

04/17/2017 by MaeveD
Osprey low in nest

04/10/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, one osprey low in nest and one flew in to drop something off

04/05/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, two osprey low in nest

03/20/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, osprey low in nest

03/15/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, no osprey

03/06/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, one male present. Two other ospreys circling area.

02/27/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, one osprey present but gender unknown.

02/20/2017 by MaeveD
Nest good, one male osprey on light post.

02/13/2017 by MaeveD
Nest looks good. One male present

02/06/2017 by MaeveD
One osprey present, gender unknown (laying in nest). Nest looks good.

01/26/2017 by Sawyer
no osprey in the area nest is in decent condition.

01/25/2017 by Sawyer
Nest in slightly better condition with two osprey in the nest. Two other neighboring osprey have been circling and possibly threatening them.

01/20/2017 by Sawyer
nest decent condition male osprey occupying no female in area.

01/16/2017 by Sawyer
No osprey in sight nest seem decent, but on the smaller side.

01/10/2017 by Sawyer
Nest in decent condition 4 osprey fighting two male two female. Possibly occupying nest possibly fighting over territory

01/06/2017 by Nanda
nest in good condition, female osprey sitting in nest

11/28/2016 by Eileen
Nest present. Male and female in nest!

11/01/2016 by Eileen
Nest present. Male perched in nest! Flew away after ~5 minutes

10/11/2016 by Eileen
Nest present, no osprey nearby

09/15/2016 by Eileen
Small nest present, no osprey nearby

07/23/2016 by Nicole27
Nest is in somewhat poor condition. No sign of osprey in or around nest.

05/11/2016 by Catie T
Female and male sitting in the nest, good nest condition, could not see any chicks

04/25/2016 by Catie T
Male in nest, good nest condition

04/11/2016 by Catie T
Female sitting in the nest with a male perched next to her, good nest condition

03/23/2016 by Devon
osprey sitting low in nest, messes around in nest

03/06/2016 by Catie T
Nest has been built up a little since last observations, osprey sitting low in the nest but couldn't identify the sex

02/22/2016 by Catie T
OK nest condition, male spotted nearby

02/15/2016 by Catie T
Minimal nest material, no ospreys seen in the area

01/26/2016 by Bailey
1 osprey present inside the nest.

01/19/2016 by Bailey
1 osprey present. Difficult to determine the sex of osprey. Nest appears to be in the same condition as of 1/12/2016.

01/12/2016 by Bailey
Small size nest. Male osprey present in nest. Several osprey flying around near by.

12/04/2015 by Anna
Nest present, but empty. No osprey nearby

11/23/2015 by Molly F
Present, but empty. No ospreys nearby

11/04/2015 by Molly F
Present, but empty. No ospreys nearby

10/14/2015 by Molly F
Nest is scraggly, one male nearby

09/25/2015 by Molly F
Remains of a nest and one male perched nearby

09/18/2015 by Anna
Nest present but empty

06/22/2015 by Beth
I found this nest in mid June. It had two adults and at least 1 chick in it.