Nest #6072

Nickname: Shorecrest Ball Field
Nest substrate: Flood Light
Nest Location Description: Nest is located at the end of Shorecrest School. It is in between a football field and a baseball field and is visible from the parking lot.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Eckerd College, Florida Osprey Watchers
Latitude: 27.8200154339274
Longitude: -82.6303182009003
Followers: 6

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2016

Activity reports

2016 Nest Activity Report by Olivia Coleman
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
Nest Activity Report by AllyMoran
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
Nest Activity Report by Ellen
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

05/10/2017 by Ellen
No activity observed.

05/04/2017 by Ellen
No activity observed.

04/20/2017 by Ellen
No activity observed, possibly due to the loud ball game below.

04/15/2017 by Ellen
Female in nest, possible incubation.

04/02/2017 by Ellen
Female perched in nest.

03/22/2017 by Ellen
Female in nest, possible incubation

03/16/2017 by Ellen
Female in nest, grooming.

03/05/2017 by Ellen
Unidentified osprey (male?) perched on nest

02/26/2017 by Ellen
Female perched on light above nest. No male seen.

02/19/2017 by Ellen
No activity observed at nest

02/16/2017 by Ellen
Nest possibly occupied, female perched on nest

02/09/2017 by Ellen
Unoccupied, no activity

01/25/2017 by AllyMoran
Parakeets and starlings visible in and around nest, but no osprey around

01/20/2017 by KatieG
bigger than last time, not occupied

01/17/2017 by KatieG
nest is still very solid and large, female seen in nest, male is flying above, parakeets seen

01/12/2017 by AllyMoran
Very large nest with no osprey in or around it. Parakeets not visible this time.

01/10/2017 by AllyMoran
Large and neat nest, female in nest and male is one light post away. Parakeets also visible in bottom of nest.

01/04/2017 by AllyMoran
Very large, well-maintained nest. Parts of a green shirt added to it in addition to twigs. Female osprey in nest. Male on nearby light post. Parakeets are living in the bottom of the nest.

06/21/2016 by KC
Large nest. Female in nest and male nearby on tree. No signs of young.

05/02/2016 by Olivia Coleman
No activity near the nest. Nest looks the same as before.

04/25/2016 by Olivia Coleman
No osprey present. More found materials added.

04/04/2016 by Olivia Coleman
No osprey activity.

03/26/2016 by Olivia Coleman
No osprey present. Rope intertwined in nest.

03/11/2016 by Olivia Coleman
Osprey nest is on top of monk parakeet nest. Both ospreys were present.

02/22/2016 by Olivia Coleman
Male sits above nest. Nest is circular with small hole at the bottom. Located on a floodlight.