Nest #1562

Nickname

Country Club 1

Coordinates

(27.7315, -82.6606)

Substrate

Dead Tree

Description

This pair got a late start but the nest is very close to a significant roadway and the pair can be seen busily at work. We don't know just when they started; the nest was half-built when we discovered them. They are close enough to the road that you ca

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Florida Osprey Watchers

Adult Arrival

Look for 2 adults on the nest. The adult pair will show pair bonding behaviors such as vocalizations, aerial sky dances, and the male feeding the female fish. You may see the pair copulating, which typically begins 14 days before laying eggs.

Incubation Initiation

Females will lay 1 - 4 eggs at a rate of one egg every 1 - 2 days. After laying, incubation starts. Look for adults taking turns sitting low in the nest incubating eggs. The incubation period can last 35 - 43 days.

Clutch Hatching

Chicks hatch ~39 days after incubation begins. Look for adults bringing food to the nest and making "head bows" into the center. Chicks typically can't be seen until they are 2 - 3 weeks old, so feeding behavior is the only way to know chicks are there.

Nestling Count

Around 4 weeks after hatching, look for the heads of chicks to show over the rim of the nest, particularly when adults bring food to the nest. Other times they lie flat and are harder to see. Count the number of chicks in the nest before they learn to fly

Fledgling Count

Chicks begin flying around 7 - 8 weeks old, and are still fed by the adults. Count the number of chicks who have successfully fledged the nest and are observed flying.

Chick Last Observed

4 - 10 weeks after fledging, chicks begin leaving the nest area to migrate south, once they have learned to fly and feed themselves. Record the date that the last chick left the nest.

Nest Failure

Look for signs of nest failure like adult abandonment, adults no longer incubating eggs or feeding young.

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Activity reports

	2015 - Judy E	2013 - Judy E
aAdult Arrival	12/19/14	1/5/13
aOccupied	No	No
aActive
bEgg Laying		2/11/13
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure	12/19/14
xReason For Nest Failure	adult abandonment

Adult arrival	01/05/2013	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	02/11/2013	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Adult arrival	12/19/2014	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure	12/19/2014
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	adult abandonment

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/13/2015 by Judy E

If there is someone in this area who can get a good look at this nest, I think our opinion that it is abandoned may be premature. I drove by yesterday (3/12) and I swear I saw an adult bird sitting on the nest. But I don't have proper binoculars. It's possible the nest has made a comeback.

12/19/2014 by Judy E

This nest has disappeared; there is almost nothing left of it atop the dead tree and no birds have been seen trying to nest there.

06/02/2014 by Judy E

This year, we were unable to determine how many chicks and whether the nest was successful, or even whether anyone else is reporting it. We don't think it failed but we can't be sure,. We hope to do better next year.