Nesting Diaries
Karen R and Sue R report:
Neither has seen any activity at this nest the week of May 29-Jun3
Based on a lack of activity, we are calling this nest inactive for this season.
Sue R reports:
5/25 8:29am 1 Osprey
Sue R reports:
5/19 5:14pm two ospreys
5/20 8:15am one osprey
Karen R reports: two more trips yesterday but no activity
Karen R reports that Rosemary S spotted two osprey at this nest.
Mary Ellen and Bill H reported on this "drive by" nest:
Bill and I saw TWO Osprey in the nest.
Rosemary S reports: no one at home on the Cross Island nest.
Sue R reports:
There were 2 on the nest at 8:15 this morning!
Karen R reports:
Drove by twice yesterday between 3 - 5PM but no activity.
Sue R. drives by the nest at times and sent the following observations:
Tuesday 4/25: 2 birds about 7:30am and again about 8:15am
Wednesday 4/26: 1 bird about 8:15am
Karen R reports: Just drove by … no activity or sighting.
Karen R reports: Drove by twice today and saw one Osprey sitting in nest both times … lots of white feathers on chest but not sure that means anything … will check again this week.
Rosemary S reports: I saw one bird on the nest today (3/27/23) shortly after 1pm.
Karen R reports: Drove by twice this afternoon… but no activity or sightings
Karen R reports: I drove by the nest twice today but unfortunately 'no activity' spotted.
Karen R reports: My fellow co-monitor for this location spotted an Osprey at the nest February 19th. Hopefully, we'll continue to see more activity.
Rosemary S reports: One osprey at the nest.
Karen R reports: Just took a drive to the Island and YEP the nest is much larger than last year .. previously it was just a bunch of random sticks and now it has more shape and more sticks etc in a nest shape.... still quite small compared to what it was years ago but it's promising. I did notice two osprey flying over /around the cross island expressway as i was leaving... so technically nest #2549 has promise based on my observation today and the other observation.
Rosemary S reports: one osprey appeared to be working on nest repair.
Karen R reports that very little of the nest remains at the start of the 2023 season
Karen R reports no sign of any activity. Nest is inactive this season.
Karen R reports: no activity at all. We are marking this nest as inactive this year.
Karen R reports: Drove by today twice and still "no activity".
Karen R reports: Drove by twice on March 14th - but NO ACTIVITY. Nest looks same as it did late January.... sparse.
Karen R reports: Drove by twice, but no activity.
Karen R reports: drove by 3 times in past week ... unfortunately no activity. Note: another person went by this nest and didn't see anything either.
This nest may be inactive this year since there has been no activity for about 6 weeks.
Karen R reports: Checked twice today and no activity.
Mary Ellen H drove by this nest and reported seeing nothing.
Karen R reports: Drove by yesterday but no activity!
Karen R reports: Drove past twice this afternoon... no activity either time.
Sandy P confirmed that she saw the two osprey at this nest.
Bob C reports: Both osprey at the nest.
KarenR reports: Spotted both adults one perched up and one sitting down!!!
Jennifer S reports: One osprey in the nest
Karen R reports: Spotted one osprey in the nest today.
Bob C. reports he saw both osprey at the nest this afternoon.
Karen R reports: missed the osprey again
Karen R reports: made two different sweeps but saw nothing
Mary Ellen H was able to get a quick photo with an osprey in the nest. This nest is very difficult to monitor since you simply need to slow up on a busy highway to see it. We have many eyes on the nest because if this!
Joanne V. confirmed one osprey sitting on the structure where the nest is located.
Karen R reports no activity;
Additional note: Since this nest is on a crossbar over a busy highway with no place to stop and observe, it is very difficult to monitor the progress. A few days ago another person reported seeing an osprey in the vicinity of the nest.
Another observer spotted one osprey in/at this nest. While there may be one osprey around the nest, no one has seen the pair yet.
on 2/21/21
Karen R reports: No sign of our ospreys for Nest#2549. Hopefully when they return they will rebuild the nest as it's missing lots of support branches.
This is a very hard nest to monitor since it is on the crossbar on a busy road with no place to stop and observe. While there were 2 confirmed nestlings, we can not verify that they fledged. They probably did, but because we cannot be sure, we will not record any fledglings.
Karen R reports: drove by again twice on July 19th - no activity
Karen R reports: Drove by twice July 14th but NO ACTIVITY
Karen R reports: I did see a "whitish" head in the nest... my guess one of the adults.
Bob C reports: I saw an osprey fly into the nest with a fish.
Karen R reports: Made two “passes” today but no activity either time for nest #2549!
Karen R reports: Nothing coming on to HHI but 30 minutes later 1 in nest but difficult to asses whether it was a juvenile or adult
Bob C reports: One osprey seen in the nest...head and shoulders. Not sure if it was an adult or juvenile.
Karen R reports: Drove by again today and NO ACTIVITY for nest # 2549
Karen R reports: drove by twice today and NO ACTIVITY
Karen R reports:Today I noticed one adult and I’m quite sure two little heads in the nest.
NOTE: We added 2 nestlings to the nest report, which means our incubation date is off. This nest is hard to monitor because you can only check it while driving....there is no place to stop to view this nest on the crossbar on this busy road.
Karen R reports: ... spotted both adults ... one in nest (probably female) and other flying towards the nest about 20 feet away ... so Sonny and Rosie appear to be doing well ... did not see any bobbing heads in nest but as you know it’s a difficult angle from the road.
Karen R reports: spotted a “rather white” adult sitting down in nest ... no other activity. Hoping for chicks soon!
NOTE: Based on this report, we are assuming that incubation has started in the past 10 days. we will simply guess the 19th.
Karen R reports: only one adult spotted
Karen R reports: No activity today
Karen R reports: Sonny and Rosie spotted today around 3pm ... one sitting up in nest and the other just flew away from nest .. no fledglings yet
Karen R reports: no sign of any osprey at the nest. Hoping Rosie and Sonny return soon.
Karen R reports: no sign of any osprey at the nest. Hoping Rosie and Sonny return soon.
Karen R reports: saw ONE adult osprey in Nest # 2549 today. Since I noticed another observer had names for their osprey - how about "Sonny" and "Rosie" for #2549? Nest looked a wee bit better but still work to do.
Karen R. reports: Nest # 2549 - one osprey spotted on Saturday, Feb 15th!
Karen R reports: was on Cross Island Expressway today - but still no activity ... nest still in need of repair
Karen R reports: checked this AM and "no activity at this site"
Note; Based on observations by Karen R and the report of another person, we assume that the young have successfully fledged sometime between 6/11 and 6/28. We will go with 6/26 as our best guess since that is about 8 weeks after we believe they hatched.
Karen R reports: drove by twice today - NO activity....
Karen R reports: Carol - Just drove past nest #2549 and YEP - three ospreys were sitting up tall - appeared one in middle was slightly smaller but not by much
Another observer reported that she saw three heads in the nest on June 4th. It was either two young and an adult or three young. While we recorded two nestlings, we will update it when we can determine if there are really 3 young.
Karen R reports: active nest - yes... but not much else spotted today other than ONE adult sitting up as if he was monitoring the Cross Island Expressway!
NOTE: Based on Karen's observations, we are guessing that eggs were laid by March 21 when Mom was "hunkered down"in the nest. Then, beginning around April 26, one osprey has been standing in the nest. This nest if very high and deep so we are still not able to see any little ones, but the above dates seem to be our best guesses on the timing.
Karen R reports:... spotted ONE adult Osprey standing up tall in nest ... no others activity from my vantage point!
Karen R reports: spotted ONE adult perched and sitting tall in nest - today at 5PM.
observer Karen R reports: saw both adults in the nest.
Karen R. reports: Drove past last Friday and this morning - no activity
Mom was hunkered down in the nest.
observer Karen R reports: no activity seen. However, this nest can only be seen as you drive by...no place to stop and observe.
another observer, Jeff M, reported: Just a quick helpful side note on nest #2549 - with no perch at the expressway hard to prove both Ospreys are there as you zip down the expressway. Well yesterday BOTH Ospreys were perched on the nest.
The two osprey were also seen on the nest previously by Carol C.
observer Karen R. reports: No activity yesterday (nest empty!)
Osprey again spotted sitting on nest
Osprey seen sitting in the nest; no mate seen
observer Karen R. reports: The nest is still on the crossbar but there doesn't appear to be any activity yet.
all 2018 observations by Karen R.
observer Karen R. reports: # 2549 today and saw NO activity (adults or chicks)
observer reports: Both chicks were together in the nest and definitely smaller than the two adults but still much larger than I thought. NOTE: Because of the height and depth of this nest on the highway crossbar, it is nearly impossible to tell when an osprey is incubating eggs or when the chicks hatch.
observer reports two juvenile osprey sitting outside the nest on the crossbar post. This is the first time we could verify chicks.
Spotted one adult at the nest today. Note: This nest if high up on a roadway crossbar and the nest is deep. It is usually very hard to tell if there are young in the nest.
observer reports: Drove by twice today ... one adult sitting in nest both times ...
No activity noted by observer.
Observer reports she could not see the osprey
observer reported she spotted ONE adult standing.
photo taken of osprey at nest on 3-3-18
spotted two adults.... one standing and one sitting
1 adult standing in the nest
1 adult sitting on the nest
at least 1 osprey in the nest
Young chick flapping its wings in the nest
1 adult standing in the nest
1 adult sitting on the nest
1 adult sitting on the nest.
1 osprey siting on the edge of the nest
Juvenile flapping around in the nest
1 adult tending to at least 1 chick
1 adult standing on nest feeding chick(s)
2 adults standing on nest
1 adult sitting on the nest
1 adult standing on the nest
1 fledgling standing in the nest
Nest present. No adults seen.
Nest present. No adults seen.