Nickname
Nest on Bridge Leg
Coordinates
(37.2635, -76.8776)
Substrate
Cement leg of Chickahominy Bridge
Description
Nest is located on the fifth cement leg of the Chickahominy River Bridge, counting from the Charles City side of the bridge, on the north side of the bridge and immediately below it.
Followers
None
What to look for
Review All Observations
2024 - SuzanneS2023 - SuzanneS2022 - SuzanneS2021 - SuzanneS2020 - SuzanneS
aAdult Arrival3/19/243/10/233/20/223/25/21
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying4/6/234/5/22
bIncubation Initiation4/6/234/11/21
cClutch Hatching6/3/21
dNestlings22
eFledglings20
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed8/11/21
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022 2021 2020

Activity reports

2020 Nest Activity Report by SuzanneS
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings0
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by SuzanneS
Adult arrival03/25/2021Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed08/11/2021
Incubation initiation04/11/2021Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/03/2021Reason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by SuzanneS
Adult arrival03/20/2022Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying04/05/2022Chicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by SuzanneS
Adult arrival03/10/2023Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying04/06/2023Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/06/2023Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
Nest Activity Report by SuzanneS
Adult arrival03/19/2024Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

06/23/2023 by SuzanneS
When I visited this nest today, it looked empty. See second photo.

06/13/2023 by SuzanneS
Visited this nest on June 13. Counted two chick heads. But there could be more. Vantage point for this nest is poor.

05/31/2023 by SuzanneS
This nest has only one vantage point and it's poor. I saw one chick head today; that's not to say there aren't more.

04/22/2023 by SuzanneS
Checked on this nest April 22. All appears well.

04/06/2023 by SuzanneS
I can't see into this nest, so I don't know the number of eggs, but incubation activity has begun.

03/30/2023 by SuzanneS
I visited this nest today. I cannot see into this nest, but there was no observable evidence of an egg having been laid yet (Neither osprey was sitting on the nest as if to incubate an egg).

03/20/2023 by SuzanneS
March 20: No eggs yet. Both ospreys present, but neither is staying on the nest, ie, no incubation activity.

03/10/2023 by SuzanneS
Both birds have arrived. They're early this year.

05/15/2022 by SuzanneS
I can't see into this nest, but they osprey parents are still incubating the eggs.

04/05/2022 by SuzanneS
I can't actually see into this nest, so I need to watch for activity that indicates an egg is present. Today I witnessed the female nearby and the male, after some stick shuffling and personal grooming, sat down into the nest as though he were incubating an egg. The last time I watched this nest was April 1, and neither osprey was sitting in the nest.

03/22/2022 by SuzanneS
This pair likely arrived before March 20.

07/22/2021 by SuzanneS
I visited this nest July 22 and saw both fledglings in the nest, and both the mother and father nearby. In the photo I added, you can see the mother in the foreground, followed by the two fledglings, followed by the father.

06/03/2021 by SuzanneS
June 3: saw first chick head above nest line, so I can verify this nest has at least one chick.

05/07/2021 by SuzanneS
No sign of chicks yet.

04/17/2021 by SuzanneS
Still nesting activity. All appears to be well.

04/11/2021 by SuzanneS
It isn't possible for me to see into this nest, so I cannot tell when the first leg was laid or hw many were laid. Today was the first visit (last was a couple of days ago) where I first saw nesting behavior.

03/26/2021 by SuzanneS
There is only one vantage point for this nest and the first photo shows it. It won't be possible to count the number of eggs.

07/15/2020 by SuzanneS
I have been able to verify that this nest has two fully grown young ospreys. I haven't seen them fly, yet, but I haven't checked this nest often. I will look for evidence of fledging (empty nest) my next time out.

06/29/2020 by SuzanneS
I just discovered this nest a few days ago while monitoring two other nests beneath the bridge. I have seen the mother and one young osprey, but I have not actively monitored this nest and we are well into the fledging time period. I'll post anything else I see that is notable, including whether I can see more than one young osprey in the nest.