Nesting Diaries
This pair has returned for another season of nesting.
Nest present, male sitting next to nest, 1 visible fledgling
Nest present, 2 visible fledglings and both adults present
Nest present, 2 visible fledglings in nest with adult
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched next to nest, one male flying within 200 feet
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Hurricane Irma took down some huge trees on this golf course but oddly enough this lone dead pine trunk was untouched; the nest is still there and we await arrival.
Nest present, male in nest
Nest present, 1 male circling nest but never landed
Nest present, male flying around nest then flew away
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, 2 males flying within 200 feet of nest, then one flew away
Nest present, male in nest for entire time of visit (~10 minutes)
Nest present, male perched in nest but flew away after ~5 minutes
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Male was in the nest with at least two chicks. The male flew off after a few minutes. The chicks were flapping/stretching their wings a bit, but were not attempting to fly and did not gain any elevation.
One adult and two chicks were in the nest. Not much activity, no sign of mate.
One was in the nest and the other on the tree next to it. I think the female was in the nest. There is at least one chick in the nest, looks to be born within the last week or so.
One was sitting on the nest and two other adults were flying overhead. The one was tending to something in the nest, could be chicks. Mate returned much later.
One was lying low in the nest, the other was working on something inside of the nest. Potential for chicks to have hatched but couldn't see any.
I couldn't see the mate, but one osprey was lying low in the nest so only the top of the head was visible.
Only the top of the head of the osprey was visible. Still no sign of a second osprey, but the nest is deep so it is potentially there.
Only the wingtips were visible, looks like the osprey has been in the same place for the past couple weeks. Still no sign of mate. I'm a little worried.
Only wingtips of the osprey could be seen, unsure if mate was in the nest as well (it's a deep nest in a tall post). Two vultures were circling the area.
1 osprey in nest, sitting so low only wingtips were visible. Did not move for duration of watch.
Female in nest, male flying nearby. Female was lying low in nest and not moving much, potentially incubating.
Male and female osprey in the nest, nest looks to be in good condition.
Nest is still unoccupied, no Ospreys in area
No sign of Ospreys in nest or area
Nest is dead, no sign of Ospreys in nest or area
Nest is deteriorating, no sign of effort to build it back up
Nest found. No Osprey sighted. Nest looks to be falling apart
Birds are here, getting ready to start re-building. Both of the pair have been seen.
Did not see any ospreys in sight.
Nest still in good condition, does not appear to be added to. No ospreys sighted in area.
Nest in good condition. Does not appear to be active. No ospreys sighted in area.
Nest in good condition. No ospreys sighted in area.
Nest in good condition. Does not appear to be active. 1 osprey far in the distance on dead tree with no nest.
Female and male were both spotted in the nest. One adult (gender unknown) was seen feeding hatchlings, while the mate just sat.
Female was seen sitting in the nest. chirping for the male. Male was not seen, but a response could be heard.
The nest remains at the same size. No ospreys were seen during the observation period.
The nest has been expanded to the point that it hangs down the light pole, covering any surface that could possibly catch debris. Hatchlings were being fed in the nest by the female. The male was not sighted.
Pair was seen hanging around the nest, with male perched in the nest and female sat along a nearby branch. Nest remains large and stable.
Nest has some twigs and Spanish moss hanging down, female was seen in the nest feeding hatchlings, no sighting of the male.
Very large, well developed nest, no ospreys spotted during observation.
One small male was seen perched at a branch directly above the nest, chirping at the female who remained perched in the adjacent tree. The male was seen flying back into the nest, The nest remains in good condition.
Both birds in pair present. The nest remains in very good condition. The new addition of lots of Spanish Moss can be clearly seen. The nest is in a tree that has a Y shape, and the nest sits at the base of where the two arms meet. Both birds in the pair were observed sitting outside the nest, one on top of each branch. They simply sat there and looked around during the 15 minutes of observation. Definitely no incubation. Monk parakeets could be seen nearby as well.
Notes: Single occupant, sex unknown, however movement shows that the bird is not incubating.
Nest is decently built up. Clearly occupied, and maintained. Female sitting very near to nest, may be considering taking that nest.
This pair, which did not breed last year, has returned. The nest is very deep but apparently intact.
The pair have returned but the nest was severely destroyed by heavy summer rains. We are watching to see if they are able to establish a new substrate.
We were never able to tell if there were young in this nest because it is so high and so deep. Others were watching it, though, and may have better information. In mid-November we began to see adults hanging around this tree so we are hopeful the nest will be occupied for the 2016 season.
No osprey, good condition
No osprey, good condition
No osprey, good condition
No osprey, good condition
No osprey, good condition
Nest material. No osprey in sight.
Nesting material present, no osprey
Nest material. No osprey in sight.
Three birds circling area, no nest activity
No Osprey in nest, however 1 battered adult flying around calling.
Female osprey perched near tree, but not near nest
This is a very deep nest so it's hard to tell what's going on but it does appear as of April 3 that there are eggs - a bird is in the 'position.'
possible osprey in nest it was hard to see into the nest
male osprey perched on the next tree over
Male and female perched in tree 25 ft from nest
Male and female perched in tree 25 ft from nest
For the last few weeks no one has seen any osprey in or near this nest but in the last 2 days a pair has been seen. We do not know if this is a young pair getting a late start but we will continue to watch. Updated information from other observers will be appreciated.
No osprey observed in nest or in the immediate area.
No osprey in the nest but both adults were perched in the tree.
well established nest. no osprey in nest, but adults flying nearby
This pair appears to have begun enhancing the nest for the new season.
No ospreys present at the nest
Female osprey flying over head but no ospreys present at the nest.
No ospreys present in the nest but there was a female osprey in adjacent tree.
no ospreys present in nest but there was a female osprey flying over head, she was flying slow and low possibly foraging
Male osprey perched on the tree right next to nest. The nest still looks sloppy and there were also 4 crows located around the nest.
No ospreys present, nest looks sloppy
We are not sure of the exact date of fledging because this is a very deep nest; the occupants are almost invisible from the roadway, but we know it was constructed about a week after the nearby platform nest. We also are not sure whether about the number of chicks. But it's a healthy nest and we expect the parents will return again next year. This golf course with its ponds full of bream makes an ideal nesting place.
This is a very deep nest high in a pine tree; very hard to see what's going on but we are basing activity information on the nearby nest 1515 - that pair appears to be the parents of this pair and they seem to be mirroring their activities.
This nest is hard to follow because it is extremely deep and set among large palm fronds. We know only that the nestlings fledged about 2-3 weeks after nest 1515, which is about 100 feet away. Both nests were successful.