The snag that held last years failed nest has really taken a beating from the winter storms. I doubt it will hold a nest this season. no ospreys in the area on my first check today.
end of season: both adult osprey last seen on the nest 7-23-17. it is difficult to see the birds unless they are on the nest because of the woods and high phragmites along the marsh. the snag nest remains even with the extreme storms we have had recently.
nest seemed to slowly empty out, I saw one remaining then none this past week...perhaps a great horned owl as the nest is up against tall stand of pines in a somewhat remote area
again I needed to be very patient so see the osprey in the nest. I also heard and then finally found the mate deep in a nearby pine being quite boisterous, happy calling!
I stared at the nest for about 5 minutes before I saw an osprey deep in the nest, obviously incubating. the angle is very tough to see much but I will be patient and hope the nest holds this season! beautiful setting for a nest, lovely wooded area along a marsh.
They are here and building a new snag nest very close to the one that came down. This nest might not hold as it seems to only have 2 branch supports and it is already quite large. It is visible from the gravel driveway just across from the new home construction.
Big storm blew through the area and this snag is now down. I am happy it is gone as I hate to see snag nests come down with chicks in them and this one was not very substantial. I hope this pair finds a better home in 2017.
This nest failed. The last date I saw both adults on the nest was 6-19-16. 6-24-16 and 6-29-16 I saw one adult just sitting on the nest and was not able to see any chicks from my vantage point. 7-3-16 I saw both adults sitting in a nearby snag. At that time I considered the nest had failed. I checked again on 7-5-16 and there were no birds anywhere near the nest. I believe this nest along with 2 others nearby may have failed due to predation, likely owls, coons or eagles.
Wow, I may have missed something with this pair. They are definitely incubating and working as a team. I watched them switch out on the nest, one brought the remains of a fish to one incubating and off that one flew. I enjoy watching the behavior of the arriving osprey fussing over the eggs and then settling down on them..
Finally was able to confirm a second bird yesterday, 4-19-16 even though I could see the nest was much larger and one bird was tending to it for weeks. I often heard the soft call osprey make when they are waiting for their mates but finally I saw the second bird bring nest material. At that same time it actually appeared the first bird was deep in the nest and possibly incubating but not sure..yet!
This snag nest deep in the marsh is surrounded by pine forest. The pines are often filled with egrets, herons, vultures and the occasional mature bald eagle. There is an osprey tending to the nest but I have yet to confirm a mate at this site.
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