Nickname
Across From Popeyes
Coordinates
(38.6483, -75.5944)
Substrate
Billboard sign
Followers
None
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2023 - francie2021 - francie2020 - francie
aAdult Arrival4/23/233/29/213/30/20
aOccupiedYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation5/4/23
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings1
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure7/1/23
xReason For Nest Failureunknown reasonnest destroyed during storm

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2021 2020

Activity reports

2020 Nest Activity Report by francie
Adult arrival03/30/2020Nestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by francie
Adult arrival03/29/2021Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurenest destroyed during storm
2023 Nest Activity Report by francie
Adult arrival04/23/2023Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation05/04/2023Nest failure07/01/2023
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureunknown reason

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Nesting Diaries

07/04/2023 by francie
We have not seen either parent bird at this nest for well over a week now, so I am calling it a failed nest. There is another nest nearby that also failed, so maybe a local hawk or eagle was the cause.

05/21/2023 by francie
Still incubating

07/18/2021 by francie
Calling this one a nest failure, sadly.

06/25/2021 by francie
I feel sorry for this pair, as it appears their nest/s have failed. We see an osprey in one or the other nest (one at each end of the sign) most of the times we check. They even tried building a nest on a nearby pole. But nothing seems to have worked out.

06/12/2021 by francie
One osprey was sitting on the "old" nest at this site today.

06/06/2021 by francie
No one at the "nest" today either, though just a few days ago there was one sitting on the piece of front nest that's still there.

05/28/2021 by francie
Yesterday, we saw both ospreys on this sign. Today, neither was there. This one is really going to be tricky.

05/22/2021 by francie
Both ospreys were here again when we went by to check. I'm still hoping the sign is deep enough to hold whatever this pair does this year. So far, it's not looking good.

05/16/2021 by francie
There is still no sign of a decent nest, though both birds are nearby or on the sign regularly. Unless there is enough of a nest in any hollow of the sign post, this isn't going to work well this year.

05/01/2021 by francie
We've seen this pair regularly, but sadly, nest building just isn't working. The wind has been terrible lately.

04/10/2021 by francie
Neither bird was near or on this nest (nests) today. We have to wonder if they have or will give up on this spot. There doesn't appear to be any further nest building, but plenty of twigs that have fallen or blown off of the sign post.

04/08/2021 by francie
The female was on the sign, in the middle, early today. When we rode back by, she was closer to the older nest at one end of the sign. Still wondering which end she will choose.

04/05/2021 by francie
It looks like the pair has attempted to fix up and add to this sparse nest, but several twigs were on the ground beneath the sign. We've had a lot of wind this Spring. There was one osprey on a telephone pole nearby though, so we're wondering if they're going to try something different this season.

03/29/2021 by francie
There are only a few twigs left of the nest used last season. Today, we saw the pair coming in with twigs to rebuild.

03/30/2020 by francie
There is a small nest on each end of this sign. Last season, the pair used the newest one, which is on the end closest to the highway.