Nesting Diaries
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.
Calling this one a nest failure, sadly.
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.
One osprey was sitting on the "old" nest at this site today.
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.
Yesterday, we saw both ospreys on this sign. Today, neither was there. This one is really going to be tricky.
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.
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.
We've seen this pair regularly, but sadly, nest building just isn't working. The wind has been terrible lately.
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.
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.
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.
There are only a few twigs left of the nest used last season. Today, we saw the pair coming in with twigs to rebuild.
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.