Nest #6981

Nickname: CSA Maintenance Sea Pines
Nest substrate: Utility Pole
Nest Location Description: Osprey nest is on CSA maintenance pole off Lawton Canal Road, right after turn into back entrance to Sea Pines Forest Preserve. The best way to see the nest (on the skinny pole, not the water tower) is to go in the back gate, entering Forest Preserve on Lawton and park at first right hand turn under the tree before you get to the little gazebo with maps. Walk on the path to the gate and peer through. Walk a bit further and peer between trees. Very hard to see this nest as it is high up.
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Monitoring Groups: LowCountry Institute
Latitude: 32.1359423
Longitude: -80.7815859
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2018

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
Adult arrival 02/17/2018 Nestlings 3
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 3
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging 06/27/2018
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 03/19/2018 Nest failure
Clutch hatching 05/01/2018 Reason for nest failure
Nest Activity Report by CarolC
Adult arrival 02/20/2019 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 03/15/2019 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/17/2019 by CarolC
Christine B reports: I observed the Mom Osprey sitting on the nest and Dad standing on the edge of the nest on guard duty.

04/04/2019 by CarolC
report from Christine B. Obseved one Osprey in the nest sitting very low. I could only see the very top of her head when she moved from time to time. Could not locate her partner. He was probably out fishing.

03/19/2019 by CarolC
Christine B reports: March 19th AM observed one Osprey laying low in her nest. No other activity observed.

03/06/2019 by CarolC
Christine B reports: Sea Pines Preserve. 12:30 pm Two Osprey in the nest. One sitting very Low could only see the head. Second Osprey standing in the nest observing the surroundings . On guard duty :)

02/20/2019 by CarolC
observer Christine B reports: This morning, both soon to be parents were in the nest.

02/18/2019 by CarolC
observer Debby B. reports: Only one seen by nest between 2/13-2/18

02/12/2019 by CarolC
Observer Debby B. reports: pair together on nest

01/30/2019 by CarolC
Debbie B reports:Osprey seen at/on nest 1/30/19

07/14/2018 by CarolC
2018 nest monitored by Debby B. with assistance from Jim G.

07/04/2018 by CarolC
observer Debby B. reports: think the 2 osprey chicks (quite big) flew about 27th June, but they are still on nest. Sometimes one, one day none, today both there on nest. Can't say for sure, but you can put down July 1 for fledge date.

06/10/2018 by CarolC
observer Jim G. confirmed 3 chicks in the nest with a photo.

06/07/2018 by CarolC
Observer Jim G. was able to help at this nest by viewing it through his scope. It was quite a day at the nest. 6981 01:06pm - 02:16pm At 01:06pm Two juveniles standing in nest; one is exercising flight muscles. At 01:12pm Female brings fish to the nest. A third juvenile pops up and join in the eating. Female leaves the three kids to eat. At 01:28pm One of the juveniles continues the flight muscle exercises. At 01:35pm Female returns to the nest with another fish and begins to eat At 01:37pm The larger juvenile (the one who had been exercising) takes to the air and flies out of sight. At 01:41pm The female starts tearing pieces of fish off of the carcass and giving them to the remaining two juveniles. At 01:45pm One of the remaining two juveniles resumes wing flapping. At 01:49pm I hear an osprey calling in the distance; the female and the two juveniles remaining in the nest are scanning the sky. At 01:52pm The female is still eating and tearing off chunks for the two remaining chicks. At 01:59pm The female has finished eating and is now just feeding remainder of the fish to one of the juveniles. At 02:16pm The female and 2 juveniles remain in the nest. No further sightings of the juvenile that flew at 01:37pm.

06/06/2018 by CarolC
Observer Debby B. reports: The two osprey babies are waving their wings with at least one parent always in attendance. Very hard to see this nest as it is so high up.

05/17/2018 by CarolC
observer Debby B. thinks there are 2 or 3 chicks in the nest....she says it looks like 3 heads but is not positive

05/14/2018 by CarolC
observer Debby B. reports that it appears the adults are feeding chicks....chicks not yet visible Based on this, guessing that they hatched about the 1st...but this is purely a guess.

04/25/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: osprey moving around on the nest....eggs may have hatched

04/19/2018 by CarolC
Observer reports she thinks the osprey is still sitting on the nest

04/14/2018 by CarolC
No new activity reported

04/03/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: Nest is up so high that it is difficult to see the osprey, but probably one head visible

03/19/2018 by CarolC
3/19 Observer reports: thought osprey were sitting on eggs, and on 3/15/18 saw one bringing more sticks and then both pushing them around the nest.

03/09/2018 by CarolC
Observer reports two adults on the nest both 3/5 and 3/9

02/21/2018 by CarolC
One osprey on the nest.

02/19/2018 by CarolC
Observer reports the osprey were bringing sticks to the nest.

02/17/2018 by CarolC
Nest located and osprey activity near nest

02/16/2018 by CarolC
two adults on the nest