Nest #1712

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Nest #1712

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

Monitoring groups

The Center for Conservation Biology, Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers, Virginia Master Naturalist, Osprey-Menhaden

What to look for

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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	2023 - RobertDiaz	2021 - hokiedoug	2021 - RobertDiaz	2015 - hokiedoug	2014 - hokiedoug
aAdult Arrival	3/22/23	3/18/21		4/19/15
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying	4/19/23				4/20/14
bIncubation Initiation	4/20/23				4/22/14
cClutch Hatching					5/19/14
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure	6/20/23		4/21/21		6/1/14
xReason For Nest Failure	nest destroyed during storm		nest destroyed during storm		unknown 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 arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	04/20/2014	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/22/2014	Nest failure	06/01/2014
Clutch hatching	05/19/2014	Reason for nest failure	unknown reason

2015 Nest Activity Report by hokiedoug

Adult arrival	04/19/2015	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2021 Nest Activity Report by hokiedoug

Adult arrival	03/18/2021	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2021 Nest Activity Report by RobertDiaz

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure	04/21/2021
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	nest destroyed during storm

2023 Nest Activity Report by RobertDiaz

Adult arrival	03/22/2023	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	04/19/2023	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/20/2023	Nest failure	06/20/2023
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	Winds 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