Nesting Diaries
Seemingly abandoned nest. No nestlings. I think it was a beginners nest. Maybe one adult in area, but adult might be associated w/ another nest.
Female standing at nest. Too high to count whether there are nestlings. Male was circling. Kayak viewing.
Completed nest. Two adults in a nearby tree. No incubation. Seen by kayak.
Female and male in area. No incubation yet. Seen by kayak.
Bare tree. Nest looks like a beginners, but two adult osprey flew off it. It may be blown down in first storm.
But look for nest #6 (or #6147) may also have a nest, but waiting for confirmation of actual occupation.
Kayak - One bird on nest that flew off. Think it's a chick, but not certain.
Jamestown Island finally open. At least one chick -tough to see from binoc
Kayak - No chick seen. One adult at nest. Second in nearby tree.
Kayak -- One chick with mother. Second adult in nearby tree.
Adult standing on nest, but unable to see any chicks through binoculars on land.
One adult on nest. Second adult in nearby tree.
Kayak --One adult low on nest. Second adult in nearby tree.
Two birds at nest. One flies off to do a number of low circles of the surrounding and appears to collect nesting material.
Chick still in nest being covered by adult from hot sun. No sight of 2nd chick
One chick on nest. 2nd chick not in sight - must have fledged
One chick on nest with adult. Another adult in nearby tree.
One chick ready to fly. Both parents are around nest.
Adult possibly on eggs. No second adult in sight.
Two adults standing on nest.
One adult standing on nest
No brids at nest on hot day.
Adult standing on nest. No chicks.
Adult standing in nest. Other adult in hnearby tree. No egg sitting or chicks observed.
Both birds in and around nest. Bringing limbs to nest.
Single adult on nest. No second adult in vicinity.
No activity. No birds. Abandoned?
Male sitting near nest. Nest looked empty
Female sitting on the nest
No adults or any action on this nest on this date. Hopefully, nothing terrible's happened.
female sitting on nest. Male in nest with female. Nest looks healthy and so does birds.
Female sitting low on the nest
Female was sitting low in the nest.
Female still sitting low on the nest. The male was lose by.
Female still sitting low on the nest. The male was lose by.
Female sitting low in the nest
Both birds at nest. Female is incubating. Nest looks good.
Single adult low on nest (incubation?) on blustery day. No nearby second adult in sight.
One adult sitting in nest, but not seeming low for incubation. No second adult in sight.
Two adults perched near almost-fully-made-nest.
Both parents arrived and started repairing nest on 2/27/2017
Two healthy chicks in nest with one adult. Second adult in nearby tree
Both adults at nest - feeding of, at least two good sized chicks.
One -- or more chicks! Could not differentiate if there is more than one - well over one week old. Female guarding nest and second adult flying in area - estimated birthdate 5/15 -- sighted by kayak
Female was standing up for half hour while I was in kayak. No nesting. Male dropped a stick for her and she used her beak to place the stick. It looked like activity done back in March -- not now. Have chicks been born -- or possible nest failure?
Adult on nest; second adult in nearby tree
Adult low in nest. no second adult in vicinity
Nest looks strong. Female is on nest and male is nearby
Nest looks solid as a rock.
Today female never got off the nest.
One adult seemed hunkered down in nest. Probable female since a male flew in with a fish. Possible feeding of female.
One bird standign near nest
Chick flying on and off nest -- no adult in sight
Chick still on nest - not seen flying
One chick on nest with one adult. Chick never flies.
Two chicks sighted; one adult on nest
Adult on nest. One, possibly two chicks seen
sitting on nest. second adult on nearby tree.
One bird on partially made nest
1 adult present. Nest empty.
No adult on nest. An adult 50 yards from nest. No chicks.
No adults seen. No activity.
One adult osprey perched on snag next to nest. No activity was observed at the nest over an hours time.
Both adults observed on nest, possible copulation, do not appear to be sitting on eggs.
both adults perched on cypress next to nest tree
No activity seen on this nest either today or on the 1st of July
It appears this nest failed. We had a storm with very high winds come through on the 13th and now half this nest and both the chicks appear to be gone. I was hoping the young were just cowering low, but an adult brought a fish to the nest and ate it themselves, so no chicks.
Didn't see activity at this nest.
Both fledglings are large and doing well. Female was feeding this morning
Male brought in a fish, female fed both young. One is still noticeably smaller.
Both hatchlings look bigger and are turning a darker gray. No other nestlings observed, so I'm setting the number at 2!
Two hatchlings observed while female was preening!
Both adults at nest. Behavior suggests they were feeding young.
Female incubating. Male in a nearby tree eating a fish. We should be seeing babies from this pair soon.
Female on the nest incubating. Male brought her a nice fish at the end of our visit.
Female was incubating the whole time. I never saw the male
Female is definitely incubating as of 4/11!
Visit by kayak; female seemed hunkered in, but upon approach she flew off and both circled the kayak.
One adult on the nest and the other in a nearby tree the whole time I observed them yesterday
Only saw one of the adults on Tuesday the 26th, but very good evidence of extensive nest building/repair taking place!
Very active today, both adults participating in nest building!
I saw both adults today, and it is very apparent they are actively repairing the nest. In the span of an hour, 5 branches were brought to the nest.
Today I saw this pair driving off a second-year Bald Eagle that got a little too close for comfort! Both were on the nest together for at least 30 minutes, and they stayed in the viewing area the whole time I observed (an hour)