Nest #7147

Nickname: Queen's Folly
Nest substrate: Live Tree
Nest Location Description: In a tall pine tree on Queens Folly Road driving into Palmetto Dunes. Approx 100 yards east of the main bridge just to the right of the road and bike path. It is behind the 15th green of the George Fazio Course. 20yards or so past the tree on the road is a small sign identifying the George Fazio Course.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: LowCountry Institute
Latitude: 32.1742786298305
Longitude: -80.7240135288696
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2018

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 05/01/2018 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/06/2019 by CarolC
Carol B. reports: osprey at nest; sent photo

03/06/2019 by CarolC
Steve J reports: one osprey around nest site

02/28/2019 by CarolC
observer Steve J reports no activity

02/16/2019 by CarolC
observer Steve J. reports: no activity at the nest between Feb. 13-16, 2019

07/14/2018 by CarolC
all 2018 observations and photos by Steve J.

07/12/2018 by CarolC
Observer reports: nest # 7147 I have visited 3 times in the past wk. Mom or Dad seems to be tending to the nest but I Have not see any young ones. Nest is pretty high.

06/07/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: I checked on it the past 2 days. Both days an adult Osprey was on the nest. Today a second adult was very close by in a tree. I can't tell if there are any babies.

05/18/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: My wife and I checked on #7147 yesterday afternoon. We could see movement in the nest, could not tell if it was Mom/Dad or babies.

05/09/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: I checked on it this afternoon. I could see either mom or dad in the nest moving around every now and then. Everything looked fine

05/09/2018 by CarolC
based on the reports, we are guessing that incubation is underway. May 1st is just a guess.

04/26/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: Mom. (Assuming Mom) has been on the nest the 2 or 3 times I have gone past it in the past wk

04/25/2018 by CarolC
This is a new nest just found in late April.