Adults are named Pinella and Stirling.
Successful fledge named Piper for season 2014.
2013 young Osprey named Sparky passed away 6/10/2013. 2 other eggs never hatched.
2012 3 eggs, none hatched. Pinella's first year with Stirling as his mate was there in the beginning but then stopped coming there. May have died, we don't know.
2011 Stirling and his Mate had 2 eggs not hatch and 1 successful fledge, female.
Platform has been up for 4 seasons, going into the 5th for 2012. Productivity History. 2011 - 0 did not nest, bald eagles and great horned owls also in the immediate vicinity. 2010 - 1. 2009 - 0, failed cause unknown. 2008 - 2 chicks.
Annual nest atop channel market 36. It was cleaned off in the fall but has been rebuilt. I am pretty sure the parent was sitting on eggs but couldn't be certain...it was in no hurry to leave.
Platform mounted on athletic field lights. All wooden poles were pulled from this field approxmiately 4 years ago. The poles were donated and are the ones used for several of the independant platforms installed in Pinellas. The high school now has stee
This has been an active osprey nest since the mid to late 90's. For 2011/2012 it has been occupied by a pair of bald eagles. It is a very weak platform and needs to be replaced.
Platform installed in mid 90's by Florida Power. Had deteriorated and became and unsuitable nesting structure. Platform was replace this year with a suitable wooden structure however the whole structure is slated for replacement to a new pole and a fib
Osprey originally tried to nest on the light signal on the bridge. DOT removed the nest but the osprey persisted so a pole and platform was installed by Barb Walker, Clearwater Audubon Society.
Situated on top of athletic lights. One of this pair was impaled on a lightning rod on a light fixutre to the south of this one on 12/31/10. There are several nests in the park and many of them had lightning rods right in the middle of their nests. The
Independant pole and wooden platform. Platform broke in 2011. Osprey chicks were rescued and replaced on a new wooden platform which was installed by Barb Walker, Clearwater Audubon Society.
Co-located on a power distribution line. Nest was huge but the pole was damaged near the top and broke completely off during a storm. Threw the dish off like a frisbee.
Installed by Barb Walker, Clearwater Audubon Society. Nest had been on the Muvico business sign and was causing damage. Nest was quite low, about 25 feet at that point and was susceptible to pranks.
Wooden platform installed on an independant pole. Nest was moved from T-Mobile tower due to tower damage. This nest was particularly large and had been in the cell tower for over a decade. A deterrent was put up in the tower. The osprey had no proble
This nest was located on what is called an 'H' structure. Two wooden utility poles with a crossbar. This structure no longer exists but it is now a fiberglass dish platform on a steel constructed distribution system.
This is a nest on a transmission tower. An eagle actually has built the nest of three different places on this same tower. One year the eagle got all the way to incubating but the nest failed due to interactions with crows. The eagle leaves this locat
Wooden platform installed for a pair of osprey that had previously nested on the tennis court lights. A fiberglass dish platform was installed for them but another pair of ospreys stole it before they could make the move.
This nest is co-located on a power distribution system. At one point in time, prior to the installation of the platform an osprey was electrocuted on this line.
This is a fiberglass dish co-located on a power distribution system. The young from this nest are frequently hit by cars during fledging. This platform has a higher rate of mortality.
Fiberglass dish co-located on a power distribution system. For 2011 both young pre-fledge, were rescued, taken to the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, rehabiliated and released together.
Independant pole with wooden platform. Installed by Barb Walker, Clearwater Audubon Society. This osprey still rebuilds in his first location but uses the platform for mating and incubating. This pair has not yet produced young. They have failed for
This is a set of four flat light standards. The osprey nest was moved to an independant pole with a wooden platform. The osprey uses the new nest but continues to build his alternate nest here in his first pick location annually.
This is a nest on a flat light standard with two lights. It is completely gone by the end of the season each year. It has a protective barrier around it and has been there for at least a decade as of 2012.
This is a fiberglass dish on an independant pole. It was installed December of 2010 by Barb Walker, Clearwater Audubon Society. The osprey at this nest previously attempted a power line nest and a street light nest. The were unproductive in season 2011
Independent pole with fiberglass dish platform. Pair previously nested in a dead tree which fell. Pole and Platform was installed by Progress Energy and Barb Walker and Clearwater Audubon Society.
This nest was installed by Barb Walker, Clearwater Audubon Society. Osprey nest building is taking place on nearby power lines. This is a speculation platform with no osprey nesting on the platform yet.
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