Nickname
Lakewood HS: NW Light Pole
Coordinates
(27.717, -82.6544)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
High School football field light pole. Was not allowed on campus, had to observe from the street. Looking from Google Maps its the Northwest Light pole.
Followers
None
What to look for
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2017 - CharlotteS2017 - LarkH2015 - LC2015 - CosmoK2015 - Anna2014 - arose2014 - AKP2013 - Beth2012 - Beth
aAdult Arrival1/10/179/3/141/15/141/15/141/1/12
aOccupiedYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoNo
aActiveYes
bEgg Laying12/3/14
bIncubation Initiation1/22/173/18/141/15/12
cClutch Hatching4/12/174/29/14
dNestlings211
eFledglings11
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed6/9/15
xNest Failure2/18/153/9/12
xReason For Nest Failureunknown reasonnest destroyed during storm

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrival01/01/2012Nestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation01/15/2012Nest failure03/09/2012
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurenest destroyed during storm
2013 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrivalNestlings1
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings1
Nest ActiveYesFirst chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by arose
Adult arrival01/15/2014Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by AKP
Adult arrival01/15/2014Nestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation03/18/2014Nest failure
Clutch hatching04/29/2014Reason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by LC
Adult arrival09/03/2014Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying12/03/2014Chicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by CosmoK
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure02/18/2015
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureunknown reason
2015 Nest Activity Report by Anna
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings1
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed06/09/2015
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by CharlotteS
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by LarkH
Adult arrival01/10/2017Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation01/22/2017Nest failure
Clutch hatching04/12/2017Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/28/2017 by LarkH
Male on lightpole under nest, feamle perched in nest with one nestling. Nest is good.

04/20/2017 by LarkH
Male with two large nestlings (2-3 weeks old?) sitting. One nestling outstretched its wings. Nest is good.

04/12/2017 by LarkH
One perched and possibly feeding nestlings, but I couldn't see them. Nest is in good condition

04/06/2017 by LarkH
One perched on nest. Nest in good condition

03/22/2017 by LarkH
Pair in nest --> unsure if perched or sitting. Nest is good

03/12/2017 by LarkH
One perched, one sitting (incubating?). Nest looks good

03/05/2017 by LarkH
Nest is good but no ospreys seen in area

03/01/2017 by LarkH
No ospreys in nest or area. Can't see nest very well

02/22/2017 by LarkH
No ospreys in or near nest, but nest in good condition

02/12/2017 by LarkH
No ospreys in nest, but nest is in good condition.

02/05/2017 by LarkH
Nest is in good condition. No ospreys in nest or light pole.

01/26/2017 by CharlotteS
Both male and female are in the nest. Female still looks like she is on eggs. Nest is still in good condition. Monk parakeets are on light pole too.

01/22/2017 by CharlotteS
Female is in nest. It looks like she could be on eggs. Male is on light pole next to the nest.

01/17/2017 by CharlotteS
No osprey is in the nest. Nest is in good condition. Seems like the osprey have been building it up.

01/13/2017 by CharlotteS
Male osprey is in the nest. Nest seems to have been built up a bit. Female is in area. There are 4 other osprey in area as well.

01/10/2017 by CharlotteS
Nest is in good condition. Male and female osprey are in the nest.

01/06/2017 by CharlotteS
Nest in good condition. Two osprey located around the nest, but unsure of sex.

12/07/2016 by JoC
Osprey sighted on pole on right side of track.

11/12/2016 by JoC
Osprey sighted on pole adjacent to nest.

10/22/2016 by JoC
No ospreys sighted near by (aside from the ones by the baseball field).

10/22/2016 by JoC
No ospreys sighted near by (aside from the ones by the baseball field).

09/30/2016 by JoC
Osprey sighted in nest.

05/11/2016 by Albatross Alison
Both female and male osprey were sitting on the lights attached to the nest but not in the nest. No signs of activity within the nest.

05/04/2016 by Albatross Alison
Female sitting upright in nest, no signs of feeding or shading. Male not present.

04/20/2016 by Albatross Alison
Female sitting in nest, in shading position (with wings out), so possible chicks in nest. Male sitting on lights attached to nest.

04/06/2016 by Albatross Alison
Female sitting more upright in nest. No activity in nest. Male not present, but several osprey were flying in the area so he may have been one of them

03/16/2016 by Albatross Alison
Female sitting low in nest, male not present.

03/02/2016 by Albatross Alison
Female sitting in nest, possible incubation. Male sitting on lights attached to nest pole.

02/23/2016 by Albatross Alison
Osprey in area, male seen sitting on a light attached to the pole the nest is on. Female sitting upright on edge of nest.

11/14/2015 by Devin
osprey low in nest

11/07/2015 by Leah Rose
No osprey present, nest in good condition

10/24/2015 by Leah Rose
No osprey present, nest in good condition

10/17/2015 by Devin
No osprey, good condition

10/10/2015 by Leah Rose
No osprey present, nest in good condition

10/03/2015 by Devin
Nest with a male and female resting near by.

09/26/2015 by Leah Rose
Nesting material present, two males flying in area

09/19/2015 by Devin
Nesting material on post. 2 males and 2 females in area. All of them are moving around.

06/28/2015 by Dane
Nest present, no birds, three flying nearby

06/09/2015 by Anna
Nest present. One fledge in nest

04/29/2015 by CosmoK
No ospreys present

04/22/2015 by Amy D.
no ospreys present

04/15/2015 by CosmoK
No osprey present

04/08/2015 by CosmoK
No ospreys present

04/01/2015 by Amy D.
no osprey present

03/25/2015 by Amy D.
no ospreys present

03/11/2015 by CosmoK
No ospreys present

03/04/2015 by CosmoK
No ospreys present

02/18/2015 by Amy D.
No ospreys present

02/12/2015 by Amy D.
No ospreys in the nest but male near by

02/04/2015 by Amy D.
Female sitting in the nest

12/03/2014 by josephkeintz
Female osprey perched low in the center of the nest. No sign of male in the area.

11/20/2014 by josephkeintz
Male osprey perched in nest. No sign of female

11/13/2014 by LC
No sign of osprey around this nest.

11/05/2014 by josephkeintz
No sign of osprey in or around the nest, but the surrounding nests all have both the male and female in their nests.

10/30/2014 by LC
No sign of osprey today.

10/16/2014 by LC
No sign of osprey today.

10/08/2014 by LC
No sign of osprey in or around nest.

10/02/2014 by josephkeintz
Osprey perched on light structure one meter below nest. It is hard to determine the sex of this osprey.

09/25/2014 by josephkeintz
Female osprey perched low in nest. Many other osprey flying around the nests, but it is hard to determine which osprey belongs to which nest.

09/15/2014 by LC
No sign of osprey in or around nest.

07/06/2014 by Eli
Nest was empty again.

06/22/2014 by Eli
Nest was empty at the time.

05/06/2014 by AKP
Both adults are present on the edge of the nest. Though there are known chicks no chicks were seen. Both of the birds seem exceptionally still.

04/29/2014 by AKP
One adult female osprey is present in the center of the nest. Slightly visible is a small chick in the middle of the nest.

04/24/2014 by AKP
No osprey occupying nest during observation period.

04/17/2014 by AKP
Female and male osprey sit on their nest, preening themselves. There appears to be movement in the middle but it is hard to tell whether it is a chick or just the wind moving materials.

04/10/2014 by AKP
No osprey visible from either viewing spot.

04/04/2014 by AKP
No osprey observed during the observation period.

03/18/2014 by AKP
Female osprey present in the center of the nest. She appears to be incubating, with her back low and flat. She popped her head up a handful of times.

03/13/2014 by AKP
Both male and female osprey present in nest. The male flew away, circled, and landed at nearby abandoned platform nest 1209. The female hung around for about ten minutes, then flew off towards the water. She returned briefly and rearranged her nest.

03/06/2014 by AKP
As is most often the case, no osprey were present at this nest. It is ironic that this nest appears to be the most built up nest on the football field but it is not occupied. 190, on the light pole across the field, is only half as built up as 1208 and yet currently holds nestlings.

02/28/2014 by AKP
An osprey was seen circling the nest before landing. Upon landing the osprey dropped on what appeared to be spanish moss and then took flight again. No osprey returned within the next twenty minutes.

02/20/2014 by AKP
There are no osprey present within the nest. There is an osprey (believed to be male) sitting beneath the nest platform on the light pole. This osprey was observed preening itself.

02/15/2014 by AKP
There is a nest built atop the platform on the lightpole, but there are no osprey present.

02/07/2014 by AKP
This nest is still very minimal. Only one osprey seen in the center of the nest laying low, presumably female. There was a male standing at the adjacent light pole (nest #1209), perhaps watching over this nest.

01/21/2014 by arose
There wasn't much activity at this nest today. The pair was still there, and the nest looked like it was still being built up. Hopefully the female and male will mate soon.

01/15/2014 by arose
It seems as though another osprey has joined the the previous one from last week. The nest looked a bit bigger than before. Hopefully this pair will have hatchlings.

01/09/2014 by arose
Male or female was perched on the side of the nested platform. Nest looked small, the Osprey might have been re-building its nest from a recent storm. Spanish Moss could be seen blowing in the wind from the bottom of the nest.

08/01/2013 by Beth
Adults arrived December 2012. Incubation began during January 2013. Chicks first seen in nest 3/1/2013. Pair last seen at nest July 2013.