Nesting Diaries
05/13/15 Cold, raining, windy. Only the head of a bird observed in the nest, possibly incubating.
04/29/15 Pair observed at nest, one in the nest.
04/17/15 One bird perched on the edge of the nest.
3/30/15 One bird perched on edge of nest, none other seen in area.
06/27/14 Activity noted within the nest, but low within the nest.
07/15/14 Very hot, near 100 F. Note possible birds in nest.
07/23/14 Two young noted o nest, fully grown.
07/29/14 Empty nest.
06/12/14 Very windy. One bird low in the nest, incubating posture.
05/24/14 One low in nest, incubating possible.
03/24/14 One adult perched near nest.
04/08/14 One perched at nest.
04/17/14 One on the nest.
04/28/14 One on the nest.
05/12/14 One at the nest, another bringing fish to the nest.
05/18/14 One at the nest, one flying away from the nest.
05/24/14 One in incubating posture in nest.
05/31/14 One low in nest.
7/23/13 Two adults near nest perched on limbs. Three young standing high in nest.
07/17/13 Three nestlings looking nearly fully grown moving around in the nest. No adults observed.
07/17/13 One adult perched outside nest, three nestlings moving around in the nest.
007/02/13 One adult feeding at lest two young in nest.
07/08/13 Two adults feeding three young in the nest. Looks very crowded as the young are almost fully feathered out.
06/26/13 One in nest in what appears to be tending to young. What I reported on 06/03/13 as possibly white downy young turns out to be a piece of plastic stuck to the outer edge of the nest.
06/10/13 Two adults in nest rearranging sticks.
06/03/13 Oner adult low in nest, incubating.
5/24/13 There was activity in the nest, and it could be the adult turning eggs, or even a possible downy chick. No other adult seen.
5/20/13 One adult in incubating posture, and another perched on limb alongside the nest.
04/03/13 Two adults at the nest.
04/11/13 One peerched inn the nest, and one perchedalongside, eating.
04/25/13 One sitting in the nest.
05/02/13 One laying low in the nest, possibly incubating.
08/08/12 I adult above nest, i young in nest, i young on branch below nest. Obhserved as the two adults changed positions above nest.
08/03/12 One adult on branch next to nest, 2 young in nest.
07/28/12 One adult was on the nest, feeding two young, fully feathered.
07/14/12 Observed one adult perching on edge of nest. Could see two downy chicks' heads above the edge of the nest.
6/28 Observed one adult leaving the nest as another began incubation posture. 6/29 One adult on edge of nest.
6/14/12 Seems like a quick romance as today it appears an adult is in the incubating posture on the nest. Other not observed.
With the use of a spotting scope today, June 9, I observed two adults both bringing materials to the nest site and arranging sticks within the nest. This may be the first year for this nest as I had not observed it before, although I travel this way often.