Nesting Diaries
Nest present, female sitting in nest likely still incubating
Nest present, female sitting low in nest likely incubating
Nest present, 2 males flying within 100 feet
Nest present, male perched on tree nearby
Nest present, 2 males flying within 400 feet
Nest present, 3 adults flying quite high but within 200 feet
Nest present, 1 male flying about 400 feet away
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched next to nest, one adult flying within ~200 feet
Nest present, 2 males flying within ~300 feet
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male flying ~50 feet away
Nest present, adult flying ~100 feet away
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
The great horned owl left about two or three weeks ago. The nest may be utilized by ospreys in the future.
Great horned owl still in nest.
Great horned owl still occupying, local professional photographers say that she has chicks.
Great horned owl still living in nest. There is a newly constructed osprey nest a bit further down the trail, possibly from the original inhabitants, but no activity was seen. I'll be checking on it this week.
Nest is still in good condition, but the great horned owl was still present. Specific ospreys not seen or heard in the area.
No birds were seen in the nest, possible pair of nest was seen farther back on the trail at Boyd Hill- this nest has probably failed due to the owl
Great horned owl still in nest, but Male and female osprey still in Boyd Hill area.
A great horned owl was in this nest so it is possible the ospreys are going to move to a different one soon.
Nest is in great condition, Male and female osprey are in the nest.
Female was seen on branch above nest
nest looks healthy, good condition. Pair located in nest.
Nest still does not appear active. No new material appears to have been added, no ospreys sighted.
Nest does not appear active. No ospreys in sight.
Nest not active. No ospreys in sight.
No ospreys seen. Nest in good condition.
Nest in good condition. Does not appear to be active. No osprey in area.
Chicks seen! Female seen sitting in nest with chicks, male not present.
Female sitting high up in nest displaying feeding behavior. Chicks not seen but present. Male sitting on tree.
Female sitting high in nest and active. Chicks likely but not seen. Male was sitting in a nearby tree.
Female sitting higher up in the nest, and active, looking as if she was possibly feeding chicks. Male not present at the time of observation
Female sitting low in nest, probable incubation. Male not present.
Osprey have returned to the nest. The female is sitting lower in the nest, probably incubating eggs. The male is sitting higher up in the tree.
Controlled burn in area on 2/22/2016 (including area at base of nest). No osprey present in the nest today, but it is likely (and hopefully) just temporary
Nest rebuilt, extremely well established (first seen 1/16). : Pair of osprey perched near the nest. The male was perched directly above the nest on an outlaying branch and the female was in an adjacent tree eating. The male later flew off, circled, and came back to the perch.
Nest fallen. Reports of Osprey rebuilding nest in a nearby live tree but I was unable to spot it and saw no osprey in the immediate area.
Nest fallen, no longer present. Female spotted nearby
good nest condition, female spotted nearby
Good nest condition but did not see any ospreys in the area
good nest condition, no ospreys seen nearby
Good nest condition, no ospreys found in nest or surrounding area.
fledges seen around, but not in nest. Parents near nest.
first flights seen in 3 fledges
I can see at least one little chick head sticking up but the female had her back to the sun fanning so it is hard to see what else is up there
I can hear little peeping sounds from the nest, still can not tell how many are up there but female is perched on the nest
Male osprey brought over a fish to the female osprey, they looked to be feeding a chick(s) hard to see how many are up there
Female osprey in nest looks to be feeding a chick in the nest but hard to see because the nest is so high up
Female osprey perched in nest with wings fanned out possible chicks in the nest
Female osprey perched in nest
Female osprey still in nest but now sitting as low
Female osprey sitting in nest and other 2 unidentifiable osprey flying around the nest
Female osprey sitting low in the nest
Female osprey sitting low in nest, Male osprey flying overhead
Female osprey sitting low in nest
Female osprey in the nest not sure if she is incubating or not because she was sitting low but not completely down.
Female osprey in nest with a male flying by
A female osprey is present in the nest and a male is near by.
male perched in tree eating, female in nest; she left then returned with a stick. well established nest.
No ospreys at nest, but a lot of bald eagle and hawk activity around nest. Ospreys are present through out the park just not near the nest. Wondering if they are going to try and nest somewhere else since the eagles are hanging around the back side of the park where this nest is
Female osprey flying around nest, but none located at nest
No ospreys present at nest, heard from rangers at park that bald eagles are hanging around the nest
Still no ospreys present at nest
Still no ospreys present at nest but a few perched in the adjacent area
No ospreys at or near the nest, but their were two bald eagles flying around the nest
09/20/2014 by alelliot
None in nest. One female 300 yards north, overlooking lake. Appeared slightly agitated-- watching passerby closely.
09/12/2014 by alelliot
No ospreys.
We saw one female nesting. Another osprey, which we believe to be the male, was flying away as we got to the nest.
Around 2:30 today, there was a male sitting in the nest as we approached it from below. The female partner flew in, switched spots, and the male flew out. They did not sit in the nest together for very long this time, as I think they were trying to be careful and protect what was in the nest. The male flew to another tree nearby and started preening for a bit. The female remained in the nest for awhile and was calling too.
There were no ospreys to be found today. The temperature was very hot so I am wondering if that is why they were not at the nest. Maybe the ospreys were out foraging for food.
There was a lot of activity at this nest today around 2:15pm. There was a female perching above the nest/higher in the tree, and she was calling to a male. The male osprey was perched in a tree across the trail on the right side, and flew over to the nest where she was perching. There was a great deal of movement between them, in addition to sounds, before the male flew away again. There were 2 other ospreys flying above/circling the pond near the nest as well. We also heard little chirps following the female's call, but it was hard to fully distinguish if they were coming from the nest she was at because we couldn't see any visible movement in the nest itself.
Today around 12:15pm I noticed Wanda (I named the female) perched on a branch next to the nest and Cosmo (male) perched on a tree next to the nest. Wanda called out at Cosmo a few times while I was observing them. I could not discern whether Wanda was taking a break from incubation or she had given up on her eggs.
Today we found the female low in the nest, hopefully a sign that she really is incubating. We also watched the male fly down to the nest and snuggle up next to the female. He did not appear to be carrying any food but it was still exciting to see him land in the nest.
Today we found this Osprey nest occupied by a male and a female. The male was perched on the branches above the nest and the female sat low in the nest, possibly incubating, but flew away when we approached her.
Adults arrived January 2013. . Pair last seen at nest January 2013.