Nickname
Platform - MJ02
Coordinates
(37.3799, -76.4473)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
Nest on platform off end of Jarvis Point Lane in Ware River.
Followers
None
What to look for
Review All Observations
2023 - RobertDiaz2021 - hokiedoug2021 - RobertDiaz2015 - hokiedoug2014 - hokiedoug
aAdult Arrival3/22/233/18/214/19/15
aOccupiedYesYesYesNoYes
aActive
bEgg Laying4/19/234/20/14
bIncubation Initiation4/20/234/22/14
cClutch Hatching5/19/14
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure6/20/234/21/216/1/14
xReason For Nest Failurenest destroyed during stormnest destroyed during stormunknown reason

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2021 2015 2014

Activity reports

2014 Nest Activity Report by hokiedoug
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying04/20/2014Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/22/2014Nest failure06/01/2014
Clutch hatching05/19/2014Reason for nest failureunknown reason
2015 Nest Activity Report by hokiedoug
Adult arrival04/19/2015Nestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by hokiedoug
Adult arrival03/18/2021Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by RobertDiaz
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure04/21/2021
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurenest destroyed during storm
2023 Nest Activity Report by RobertDiaz
Adult arrival03/22/2023Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying04/19/2023Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/20/2023Nest failure06/20/2023
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureWinds about 30-40 mph blew nest off platform.

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/08/2021 by hokiedoug
Nest building nearly complete

04/08/2021 by hokiedoug
Nest appears nearly complete, some grassy material being aded.

03/24/2021 by hokiedoug
Osprey pair has returned and started nest building.

04/19/2015 by hokiedoug
A pair od Osprey have now appeared at the nesting site. The nest was destroyed over the winter and this is my first observation of the pair. The male appears smaller than the male at the nest last year so it may be a different male. No nest building activity yet observed.

06/11/2014 by hokiedoug
No activity noted at nest although one adult bird observed on nearby piling.

05/20/2014 by hokiedoug
Still incubating.

05/20/2014 by hokiedoug

05/08/2014 by hokiedoug
Pair still incubating.

04/23/2014 by hokiedoug
Observed both birds incubating during observation.

04/15/2014 by hokiedoug
Adult pair continuing construction of large nest on platform.

04/08/2014 by hokiedoug
Adult pair continuing construction of large nest on platform.

by hokiedoug