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
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2024 - Lindas2023 - Lindas2022 - Lindas2021 - Lindas2020 - Lindas2017 - Lindas2014 - natweb2013 - natweb
aAdult Arrival2/18/242/23/233/1/2211/21/022/11/202/5/172/17/143/11/13
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesYesYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying4/19/234/10/224/8/13
bIncubation Initiation4/22/234/15/22
cClutch Hatching5/27/235/23/224/26/17
dNestlings133
eFledglings13
eFirst Chick Fledging7/13/237/8/22
fChicks Last Observed7/27/23
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2014 2013

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by natweb
Adult arrival03/11/2013Nestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying04/08/2013Chicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by natweb
Adult arrival02/17/2014Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by Lindas
Adult arrival02/05/2017Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatching04/26/2017Reason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by Lindas
Adult arrival02/11/2020Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by Lindas
Adult arrival11/21/0002Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by Lindas
Adult arrival03/01/2022Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging07/08/2022
Egg laying04/10/2022Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/15/2022Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/23/2022Reason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by Lindas
Adult arrival02/23/2023Nestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings1
Nest Active First chick fledging07/13/2023
Egg laying04/19/2023Chicks last observed07/27/2023
Incubation initiation04/22/2023Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/27/2023Reason for nest failure
Nest Activity Report by Lindas
Adult arrival02/18/2024Nestlings
Nest Occupied Fledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

08/08/2023 by natweb
7/30/23 no ospreys on the nest On 8/8/23 no ospreys on the nest, but adult in nearby tree.

07/22/2023 by Lindas
Chick sitting in nest, probably looking for a meal, photo 622 added totday

07/22/2023 by natweb
One adult standing in nest.

07/08/2023 by natweb
Rather large Juvenile observed preening in nest today. Had rust/blond feathers in back of neck, rest of feathers lighter in color, sets it apart from the adult. No adults present in nest at time of observation.

06/17/2023 by natweb
Male feeding young one. Young one getting large, about 1/3 size of adult.

06/04/2023 by Lindas
5/27/2023 hatch date of one chick. Photo attached was taken on 6/3/2023 the chick looked to be a week old.

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.