Nickname
Frenchman Two
Coordinates
(39.8788, -120.169)
Substrate
Dead Tree
Description
First spotted this nest Saturday, June 9, 2012 in dead Jeffery Pine about 90 feet above ground below the dam and to the west of the road just below a cattle guard.
Followers
None
What to look for
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2015 - olympus2014 - olympus2013 - olympus2012 - olympus
aAdult Arrival
aOccupiedNoYesYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation6/28/12
cClutch Hatching7/14/12
dNestlings2232
eFledglings2232
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed7/23/147/23/13
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by olympus
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation06/28/2012Nest failure
Clutch hatching07/14/2012Reason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by olympus
Adult arrivalNestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed07/23/2013
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by olympus
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed07/23/2014
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by olympus
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

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Nesting Diaries

05/14/2015 by olympus
05/13/15 Cold, raining, windy. Only the head of a bird observed in the nest, possibly incubating.

04/30/2015 by olympus
04/29/15 Pair observed at nest, one in the nest.

04/17/2015 by olympus
04/17/15 One bird perched on the edge of the nest.

04/01/2015 by olympus
3/30/15 One bird perched on edge of nest, none other seen in area.

07/31/2014 by olympus
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.

06/12/2014 by olympus
06/12/14 Very windy. One bird low in the nest, incubating posture.

06/10/2014 by olympus
05/24/14 One low in nest, incubating possible.

06/02/2014 by olympus
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.

08/09/2013 by olympus
8/06/13 Nest empty.

08/09/2013 by olympus
7/23/13 Two adults near nest perched on limbs. Three young standing high in nest.

07/18/2013 by olympus
07/17/13 Three nestlings looking nearly fully grown moving around in the nest. No adults observed.

07/18/2013 by olympus
07/17/13 One adult perched outside nest, three nestlings moving around in the nest.

07/10/2013 by olympus
007/02/13 One adult feeding at lest two young in nest.

07/10/2013 by olympus
07/08/13 Two adults feeding three young in the nest. Looks very crowded as the young are almost fully feathered out.

06/27/2013 by olympus
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.

06/27/2013 by olympus
06/10/13 Two adults in nest rearranging sticks.

06/06/2013 by olympus
06/03/13 Oner adult low in nest, incubating.

05/25/2013 by olympus
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.

05/25/2013 by olympus
5/20/13 One adult in incubating posture, and another perched on limb alongside the nest.

05/03/2013 by olympus
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.

08/09/2012 by olympus
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.

08/09/2012 by olympus
08/03/12 One adult on branch next to nest, 2 young in nest.

07/30/2012 by olympus
07/28/12 One adult was on the nest, feeding two young, fully feathered.

07/14/2012 by olympus
07/14/12 Observed one adult perching on edge of nest. Could see two downy chicks' heads above the edge of the nest.

07/02/2012 by olympus
6/28 Observed one adult leaving the nest as another began incubation posture. 6/29 One adult on edge of nest.

06/15/2012 by olympus
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.

06/10/2012 by olympus
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.