All OspreyWatch Nests

This nest is built upon a small sheet of plywood placed atop an old-growth interior douglas fir which had it's top broken off. The tree hosted an osprey nest for several years before the fracture took place. No nest attempt was made for a few years but in the past three years they have returned to make a nest. The platform is too small and smooth however which makes nest success precarious. It is directly beside the road so viewing it is easy from below but this can disturb the osprey.

Nest on top of dead Douglas fir. Big River California

Spotted Osprey on nest May 6, 2012

Platform up since 2006-one bird on site May 6 carrying sticks. Very late for our area.

nest under construction by a pair - likely the same whose 2011 nest was in a cottonwood that fell last winter

Located on pole beside power line, in field, can see from TCH. 2 adults on nest.

Nest located next to sharp turn, on platform on top of power pole. 2 adults on nest, one low in nest.

a canada goose was using this nest until around 5/6/12. flathead county osprey seem willing to wait out the goose, then swoop in immediately when the mom/goslings leave and start their own nest building activities. this has happened at two other osprey nest platforms just this year. i think the pair now using this nest are the ones that were hanging around Nest #1013 the past couple weeks: Nest #1013 has had no activity observed in about 5 days.

Nest is built on a steel platform attached to a 10 metre high wooden pole which in 1998 replaced a fallen nesting tree. The first successful nesting was in 2005(one chick), followed by one in 2006 and then 2 each season since.

Nest is located on island across from flathead lake yacht club. i didn't think my volunteer observer was going to report, but i was wrong!

Low platform beside boathouse

platform well filled with nest material, in a opening among pine tree.

Large nest in a healthy tree

The platform is well filled with material

nest appears abandoned but a osprey patrols that section of the creek

Nest located at top of telephone pole, no nesting platform installed. Nest active for several years. Located near the Sacramento River.

The Kiger Island nest has been active for many years, a tall snag in good condition (bark still on tree) overlooking the Willamette River.

A pole in the middle of a field with a man-made platform.

The nest is easily seen from either side of the river. On 4/29/12 at 10:30 am one bird was seen on the nest. The road passes quite close to the nest.

nest atop light pole in parking lot; has been present for several years. As of 4/24/12 eggs were apparently being incubated per park staff

located on top of an active shipping crane, on the southeast bayside of San Francisco first noted in late March 2012

Nest located on sports field lights.

Osprey platform put up by the Warren County Conservation Board in 2010 to compliment a reintroduction project. Male is a hacked bird from this site in 2009. Purple band is PN. Female is not banded. This is the first year they have nested.