3/27/18 - I noticed the nesting material was removed. I went over to the tower area and found contractors working there.
They said they have had a permit for 9 months and had the
clear to go to replace antennae's on the tower.
Nolan, whom I spoke with, said yesterday, the nest was there
and when he started working on replacing antennae's, it fell
down. He said he plans to put it back up the best that he can.
He said he would put some 2x4's up to support, we'll see if that
happens. Anyway, he did take photos before he started work,
as you will see in this email.
He was also told this was not nesting season and that it began
in the summer. I told him that it begins now with the building of
the nest, and ya can't have eggs until ya have a nest to put them in.
I will continue to stay in touch with him and educate him on the life
of an osprey. Maybe he will see them in a different light.
I will keep an eye on the nest site, Nolan says the work should be completed
by the end of this week. Hopefully so.
May activity reported, but I don't see where I entered that.
at this point, I believe, it was May 13 2013 that I saw 2 birds.
2 birds June 15 2013
2 birds July 17 2013
4 Birds July 17 2014
Palmetto Dunes Water Tank - there is a web cam set up that can be monitored from a phone or tablet, but NOT from a computer (technical problems 2-2019)
Osprey nest is on top of a communications tower at the Hilton Head Island office of Palmetto Electric Cooperative. The Co-op created a platform for the ospreys to nest. The platform is roughly 6.5' x 7' chain link fence with hardware cloth underneath. This nest has a web cam which is working for the 2019 season.
Jenkins Creek at the intersection of another creek under high tension lines. One fledging present.
07-26-18 There appears to be one chick in nest, did not see adults.
08-11-18 No activity at nest today.
Morgan River at Sparrows Nest, Beaufort 29920
One adult present - nest looks very thin.
07-02-17 one bird sitting.
03-24-18 One bird waiting for mate.
04-06-18 One bird flying around, nest in poor condition.
04-19-18 One bird, nest somewhat improved.
06-04-18 One bird sitting.
06-29-18 Twins!! One bird sitting.
07-26-18 Only one chick visible.
08-11-18 Chick is growing quickly - adults not close by.
A happy couple! On 7-2-17 still sitting on eggs.
03-24-18 Two birds, nest destroyed, hopefully rebuilding.
04-06-18 Status unchanged.
04-19-18 Not much has changed - one bird, at times two, hardly any nest material.
06-04-18 Nest is still nearly bare - two birds perch there often.
06-29-18 Two birds often sitting during early and late hours - nest in poor condition.
07-26-18 Severe July storms may have washed this minimal nest away. No birds present.
08-11-18 Nest is nearly completely gone; one bird perched.
Nest located on Sea Island Parkway/Hwy 802 on a Platform in the marsh across the highway from Dermatology Associates.
One bird sitting.
7-2-17 at least one chick
Bird/s not present.
03-24-18 Active - bird may be sitting.
04-06-18 Bird on nest.
04-19-18 Bird sitting.
06-04-18 Very active, some eggs may have hatched.
06-29-18 Continues to be active - cannot tell if young are present.
07-26-18 Birds not present. Nest appears active.
08-11-18 Birds not present.
East side of rt 21 near Johnson Creek Tavern , Harbor Island, SC
7-15-16 observed one adult and one fledging.
7-2-17 nest empty today.
Bird sitting.
03-24-18 One bird sitting.
04-06-18 Birds flying around nest.
04-19-18 Bird sitting.
06-04-18 Active nest, chick present.
06-29-18 Active with at least one chick.
07-26-18 Active with one chick.
08-11-18 Birds not present.
Very active - feeding fledge
07-02-17 two chicks - full house!
03-24-18 Appears to be sitting on egg/s.
04-06-18 Birds hunting in area.
04-19-18 One bird seen sitting.
06-04-18 Birds sitting.
06-29-18 Birds still sitting.
07-26-18 Severe storms during July appear to have destroyed nest. Adults present close to nest.
08-11-18 Nest seems to be nearly washed away, no birds present.
Intersection of Eddings Creek and Morgan River
Pair sitting on egg/s.
07-02-17 two chicks.
03-24-18 Active two birds.
04-06-18 Busy nest.
04-19-18 Nest appears to be in poor condition. Birds may have moved to nest 2684.
06-04-18 Some activity, birds seem to alternate between this nest and nest 2684.
06-29-18 Nest in poor condition - birds may have moved.
07-26-18 Nest still in poor condition - no activity.
08-11-18 Seems that pole has pierced the entire nest.
Jenkins Creek, next to nest # 22580. Two adults present - could not confirm the presence of chicks.
Two adults - no young in sight.
07-02-17 appears to be empty nest
Appears to be abandoned.
No change.
03-24-18 Appears abandoned.
04-06-18 Bird on nest thought to be abandoned. Could be bird from nest2581.
04-19-18 This pair may have moved from nest 2581. Very busy rebuilding nest.
06-04-18 Huge nest, no activity today.
06-29-18 Nest enlarged; no sign of birds.
07-26-18 Nest appears to be maintained; birds not present.
08-11-18 Nest in good condition; activity not visible.
Coffin point plantation around corner from Coffin Creek entrance. Next to last dock in sound.
On 07-12-16 nest appeared empty and somewhat smaller in size.
Nest has been rebuilt and is occupied.
No change.
Adults sitting, nest looks great.
07-02-17 One bird present.
03-24-18 One bird present.
04-06-18 One bird flying.
04-19-18 One bird, thin nest.
06-04-18 Nest expanded, adult sitting.
06-29-18 Still one bird sitting - appeared to be sheltering eggs/chicks from sun.
07-26-18 Chick has hatched!
08-11-16 Chick appears fine, nest may have had storm relate damage, adults not visible.
Platform is empty - no nest material on 07-27-16
Some nest material present and one adult.
04-06-18 One bird returned, not much nest material.
04-19-18 One bird, thin nest.
06-04018 Still one bird - sitting. Nest looks healthy.
06-29-18 One bird sitting.
07-26-18 Egg has hatched - one chick.
08-11-18 Sever storms blew the nest away - an adult was close by.
This nest is located at the top of a live tree behind 6 Cadogan Court on the fairway of hole #7 at the Country Club of Hilton Head. Very easy to view from the street in front of 6 Cadogan Ct.
Osprey nest is on CSA maintenance pole off Lawton Canal Road, right after turn into back entrance to Sea Pines Forest Preserve.
The best way to see the nest (on the skinny pole, not the water tower) is to go in the back gate, entering Forest Preserve on Lawton and park at first right hand turn under the tree before you get to the little gazebo with maps. Walk on the path to the gate and peer through. Walk a bit further and peer between trees. Very hard to see this nest as it is high up.
Sea Pines Rookery on Lake Mary (where there are no birds). You kind of walk back and then there is a blind with step and a nice look out over the water. If you look left as you face the lake, the fishing pier is just across the water on your left. The Osprey nest is on the left far away about mid-tree line.
In a tall pine tree on Queens Folly Road driving into Palmetto Dunes. Approx 100 yards east of the main bridge just to the right of the road and bike path. It is behind the 15th green of the George Fazio Course. 20yards or so past the tree on the road is a small sign identifying the George Fazio Course.
Abandoned power-line tower located in the water of Skull Creek next to bridge to Hilton Head Island. Ospreys did not return to nesting site in 2014. Nest was blown away during 2013-2014 winter storm. In spring of 2015, a male and female osprey returned to site and rebuilt nest.
In Jan/Feb, there were no remnants of the previous nest probably due to Hurricane Matthew passing through. But on March 3, 2017, I spotted a female osprey perched on the tower. She stayed for a long time until we walked away. There was one big tree limb lying across the screen on top of the tower. (I think the screen was secured there by humans for a nest base a long time ago at the time the tower was abandoned.) Mar 6: Nest is growing! One female perched on tower. April 23, 2017 nest viable with one female sitting low in nest as if incubating eggs and raising head now and then to look all around. Male appeared flying overhead squealing as we approached the tower. He dropped a piece of fish into the nest. Two chicks' heads were seen (from the bridge) in the nest on June 18, 2017.
April 18, 2018 male and female ospreys observed on the nest.
The nest is atop a pine tree close to the tower that was damaged from Hurricane Mathew. This nest is behind the Mellow Mushroom,the outside seating area, left of the Sea Pines Greenwood gate, front gate, to the right of Harris Teeter you get a perfect view from the Harris Teeter Mellow Mushroom side parking lot.
Main St. near HHP main entrance. Park in parking lot of first office buildings on RIGHT as you enter Main Street from the HHP circle heading toward the Coastal States Bank. Park in the lot and look across the street at the tower.
At the top of a very tall apparently dead tree located on the left side of the short cart path between golf holes Hills 4 and Hills 5 (between Fort Howell Drive and Fish Haul Road) on the right just past Caladium
Nesting pair as of February 24, 2017
May activity reported, but I don't see where I entered that.
at this point, I believe, it was May 13 2013 that I saw 2 birds.
2 birds June 15 2013
2 birds July 17 2013
2 birds June 15 2014
3 birds June 17 2014
1 sometimes 2 birds July 2014
1 bird perched in nest July 24 2014
Top of sweet gum tree, next to a pond in old golf course area now converted to a park. Appears to be a new nest this year. Made of sticks and bits of Spanish moss. Evidence of an older nest below this one; yellow-ripped warbler might be nesting within this older debris.
Osprey nest is on top of a communications tower at the Hilton Head Island office of Palmetto Electric Cooperative. The Co-op created a platform for the ospreys to nest.
Nest is located in the Kingston Cove area of Shipyard Plantation between house #31 Kingston and the green of Galleon golf course hole #9 32 deg 9'30" N 80 deg 45' 29" W
nest on snag destroyed winter 13 and rebuilt spring of 14 in a pine tree 100 yds north of old snag. tree next to cart path and directly behind a green utility box
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