Nickname
Baines Creek Simonsdale
Coordinates
(36.8268, -76.3649)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
Simonsdale Elementary School, on Baines Creek
Followers
None
What to look for
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2015 - TRocknrun
aAdult Arrival
aOccupiedYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Activity reports

2015 Nest Activity Report by TRocknrun
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

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Nesting Diaries

07/14/2015 by TRocknrun
Sad news to report about one of the 3 fledglings from this year's brood; the young osprey was found dead at the foot of a utility pole, on the far edge of our complex's property, near the water. After noticing strange behavior from the other 2 fledglings - as in, not being in the nest for more than a day, but rather perched atop the utility pole - I decided to walk over to the utility pole area, and with the parents circling overhead, I observed the dead young osprey (I've enclosed pictures). I, along with a Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries Warden, surmised that the youth electrocuted him/herself and fell to the ground. Rather than dispose of the body, I let the "circle of life" take its course, and after several days of heat and rain, all that remains of the carcass are feathers and talons.