Nest #2533

Home
Nests
Nest #2533

Nickname

#2533 Fripp Island Bridge

Coordinates

(32.3373, -80.4653)

Substrate

Osprey Nest Platform

Description

Nesting pair as of February 24, 2017 by Karen Natoli May activity reported, but I don't see where I entered that. at this point, I believe, it was May 13 2013 that I saw 2 birds. 2 birds June 15 2013 2 birds July 17 2013 2 birds June 15 2014 3 birds June 17 2014 1 sometimes 2 birds July 2014 1 bird perched in nest July 24 2014

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

LowCountry Institute

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.

Previous Next

Review All Observations

	2023 - Lindas	2022 - Lindas	2021 - Lindas	2020 - Lindas	2017 - Lindas	2014 - natweb	2013 - natweb
aAdult Arrival	2/23/23	3/1/22	11/21/02	2/11/20	2/5/17	2/17/14	3/11/13
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying		4/10/22					4/8/13
bIncubation Initiation		4/15/22
cClutch Hatching		5/23/22			4/26/17
dNestlings		3			3
eFledglings		3
eFirst Chick Fledging		7/8/22
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Select Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2014 2013

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by natweb

Adult arrival	03/11/2013	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	04/08/2013	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2014 Nest Activity Report by natweb

Adult arrival	02/17/2014	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

2017 Nest Activity Report by Lindas

Adult arrival	02/05/2017	Nestlings	3
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching	04/26/2017	Reason for nest failure

2020 Nest Activity Report by Lindas

Adult arrival	02/11/2020	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 Lindas

Adult arrival	11/21/0002	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

2022 Nest Activity Report by Lindas

Adult arrival	03/01/2022	Nestlings	3
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	3
Nest Active		First chick fledging	07/08/2022
Egg laying	04/10/2022	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/15/2022	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/23/2022	Reason for nest failure

Nest Activity Report by Lindas

Adult arrival	02/23/2023	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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

05/31/2023 by natweb

Still see female sitting on nest

05/25/2023 by Lindas

Male osprey arrived with a large fish delivery to female incubating. No display of feeding chicks yet.

05/21/2023 by natweb

5/21/23 appears that the female is shifting her weight around, maybe just adjusting the eggs? Just before that, she may have been eating as she was up and moving around. Only one bird observed in the nest.

05/15/2023 by Lindas

Female sitting low, cannot see eggs . Incubating behavior continues.

05/03/2023 by natweb

Female Osprey at Fripp Bridge sitting in nest 5/3/23

04/25/2023 by Lindas

appears to continue incubating

04/14/2023 by natweb

4/14/23 - Female sitting on nest, male standing on nest.

04/06/2023 by Lindas

A Mating Pair observed. Agitator osprey that had wanted to move in a few weeks ago has left the area.

04/02/2023 by natweb

#2533 2 Osprey in nest at Fripp Bridge 4/2/23

03/26/2023 by Lindas

month of March 2023 the pair have been building their nest, mating and chasing off an osprey trying to make his way into the nest.

05/28/2022 by Lindas

Took 5 days before I seen the 3rd chick. Seen the first May 23, and by 5/28 there were three

05/13/2022 by Lindas

Nest building with more moss and twigs. Male brought a headless fish today to female sitting. No hatchlings yet

03/27/2022 by Lindas

nest #2533 building photo 3/27/2022 by L. Sigafoos

03/01/2022 by Lindas

resident male's mate has arrived!

05/23/2021 by Lindas

3 chicks arrived

05/29/2020 by Lindas

One chick sitting in nest with mom. Dad delivering headless fish.

02/11/2020 by Lindas

Male osprey is a year round resident. He was sitting on platform as nest was blown off in late 2019. His mate joined him and started immediately making a nest. I observed two in nest 2/11/2020

06/24/2019 by Lindas

3 chicks getting bigger and eating being fed this morning

03/21/2019 by Lindas

Resident osprey was joined by mate in mid February. Mating ritual has begun

07/29/2018 by Lindas

fledged early June and gone now

06/10/2018 by Lindas

3 chicks growing fast, fish drop off more frequent

05/11/2018 by Lindas

3 baby chicks in nest with mom, dad flew in with a fish.

03/16/2018 by Lindas

Resident osprey has a mate

04/29/2017 by Lindas

Observed 3 babie and Also observed mating.

03/09/2017 by Lindas

I believe we have eggs female is sitting low in nest.

02/21/2017 by Lindas

mating activity Feb. 21 and Feb, 22, 2017

04/21/2013 by natweb

I was assigned this nest at the end of March, so I am using the same arrival and egg laying dates of nest

04/21/2013 by natweb

nest 2698 for arrival and laying of eggs, as these birds in nests 2533 followed the same patterns as nest 2698 and they are in close proximity of each other.