Nesting Diaries
2 adults standing in the old power pole nest across the creek
no birds observed in or around the nest in the morning
no birds in the nest in the morning, 1 adult perched on an old nest on a nearby pole, another adult flew to a tree near the nest with a fish
adult incubating on power pole nest in the morning
adult incubating on power pole nest in the morning
adult incubating on power pole nest in the morning
adult incubating on power pole nest in the morning
adult standing in the power pole nest in the morning
1 adult sitting on the nest in the morning
1 adult sitting in the power pole nest in the morning
1 adult perched in the power pole nest in the morning
pair of adults in the nest on the live power pole
1 adult in a nest built on a live power pole, extensive nest built on pole despite efforts to discourage them by placing orange traffic cones on top of the pole, observations were taken in the morning
no birds observed in the area
no birds on power pole or any other nests in the area
adult perched on new nest on power pole, flew away at my approach
no birds on nest, new nest initiated on nearby power pole, may have to be removed before egg laying
no birds observed on nest or near nest- nest abandoned
no birds on nest, however, 1 adult perched on old nest on adjacent pole
2 adults on nest, 1 appears to be incubating
1 adult perched on nest this morning
1 adult perched in nest, another adult on perch below nest
1 adult perched on nest, another perched on perch above nest
adult perched on pole near nest
no birds observed at power pole or at old nest
new nesting material on power pole, about the same as last week, will have to be removed, no birds observed here or at the old nest site
new nesting material on power pole, about the same as on the 13th, no birds present
new nesting material on power pole, not birds observed on power pole or old nest site
no birds at the nest site, new nest on adjacent power pole had to be destroyed because it shorted out power to the golf course, no egg was in the new nest, adult ospr returned to sit on the power pole, believe old nest has failed but don't know why...it had 3 nestlings in it
no birds observed at the nest site, new nesting material has appeared on an adjacent pole, old nest may have failed with 3 nestlings?
no birds observed at the nest this morning, hopefully, the nestlings are hidden low in the nest
adult and 1 nestling visible
1 adult and 3 nestlings observed in the nest in the morning
no birds observed when I first arrived, then an adult flew to the nest carrying nesting material, then 2 nestlings popped up into view, in the morning
adult and 2 nestlings visible this morning, nestlings "panting", 2 fishermen were nearby but the birds didn't seem to be bothered
adult feeding 3 nestlings
adult and 1 nestling visible
adult & 1 nestling visible
adult & hatchling visible in nest
3 hatchlings visible in the afternoon!
(raining) adult in nest, no hatchlings visible
1 adult in the nest, at least 1 hatchling observed
2 adult perched on nest edge, not incubating
adult incubating, another ospr brought a fish up to the nest, hen got up from incubating to eat
adult incubating another adult perched on nest edge
2 adults perched on separate poles near nest
2 adults sitting on a pole near the nest
2 adults sitting in the nest
1 adult ospr sitting on new nest this morning
1 adult ospr sitting on the new nest this morning
no birds at the new nest site today
1 adult sitting in new nest in the morning, no birds at the nest in the afternoon
1 adult at the new nest site, another one was bringing new nesting material to the new nest
1 adult sitting in new nest in the afternoon
new nest unattended in the morning
no birds at the new nest in the morning
new nest being constructed on de-energized power pole next to original nest, this nest will be allowed to continue because it does not pose a problem to the birds or anyone else, this will be a late season nest,
new nest on power pole removed for a 3rd time, more traffic cones placed on top of pole to discourage nesting
new nest under construction on power pole, 1 adult on power pole, building nest around traffic cone on pole, apparently the cone is not a deterrent
new nest site torn down, installed traffic cone on top of pole to discourage new nest construction
no birds on new nest construction site, scheduled to be torn down
new nest being constructed on power pole, 1 adult sitting on the nest & another sitting on the pole eating a fish
old nest abandoned, new nest construction on power pole removed for the 2nd time, no birds observed at the new nest location
no activity on old nest, new nest being constructed on nearby power pole, will have to be removed
old nest abandoned, new nest on power pole removed by maintenance personnel on 6-6-19, 2 adults bringing new nesting material, it will have to be removed
no birds at nest site, new nest being constructed on nearby pole, 2 adult & small amount of nesting material @ new site (this will have to be dismantled because it is on live power wires & poses a danger to the nesting birds)-I fear that the old nest w/ nestling may have failed. Nestling last observed in the old nest on 5/31/19.
no birds observed at the nest site, an adult flew over the nest carry a stick, circled the nest & flew away, it did not land @ the nest site
1 adult & 1 nestling observed, adult was preening
1 adult & 1 nestling observed. adult was preening. another adult was perched on pole nearby
1 adult ospr & 1 nestling observed, first time seeing the nestling
1 ospr in nest, keeps looking down into nest, haven't see any nestlings yet
1 ospr on nest, not incubating, keeps looking down into nest, maybe nestlings in there, cant see them yet
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr on nest perch
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr eating a fish on a nearby pole
1 ospr on nest incubating
2 ospr on nest, 1 appears to be incubating
a crow sitting in nest, ospr flew up and flushed out crow then flew over to nearby pole
1 ospr perched on pole near nest
no ospr on nest, crow in nest pecking on eggs. crow flew off with eggshell, returned minutes later pecking on other eggs
1 ospr perched on nest, flew off at my approach
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr perched on nearby pole
1 ospr perched on nest, 1 ospr bringing nesting material
1 ospr on nest doing nest maintenance, 1 ospr on perch
1 ospr perched on nearby pole
fledgling perched on pole near nest
chick fledged since last visit on 8/4/17
nestling eating, 1 adult on nest perch
1 adult & 1 nestling observed
1 adult & 1 nestling observed
1 adult & 1 nestling observed
1 adult & 1 nestling observed
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr perched on adjacent pole
1 ospr perched on pole next to nest
2 ospr perched on nest edge
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr perched on nest edge
1 ospr on perch, 1 ospr on nest edge
both fledglings perched on different poles near nest
both fledglings on the nest, one adult on nearby pole
1 juvenal & 1 adult perched on pole next to nest, 1 adult perched on a different pole, 1 juvenal on nest & flew off @ my approach ( both juvenals have fledged)
2 nestlings on nest, 2 adults on nearby pole
1 adult on nearby pole, 2 juvenals on nest
1 adult & 2 nestlings on nest, 1 adult on nearby pole
1 adult & 2 nestlings on nest
adult feeding both nestlings
2 juvenal ospr on nest, 2 adult ospr on nearby pole
2 nestlings in nest, 1 adult on adjacent pole
adult brought a flounder to the nest for both nestlings
adult shading both nestlings
adult ospr shading 2 nestlings
1 adult ospr feeding 2 nestlings
first sighting of 2 nestlings, 1 adult ospr in nest
1 ospr in nest, 1 ospr perched on nearby pole
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr perched nearby
1 ospr incubating, 1 ospr on perch
1 ospr on nest, 1 ospr on perch
new nesting material present
2 ospr on platform, old nest
Observed one adult on nest and one adult feeding on nearby pole.
Observed Osprey on nest and one Osprey on pole to the right feeding.
Observed one adult on edge of nest.
25Mar-27May one adult osprey observed deep in nest. One adult perched nearby. On the 27May one osprey was returning with a fish and being chased by a bald eagle as both birds flew over the Osprey in the nest she flew up at the eagle and chase it for a long distance. The next day I observed two chicks in the nest.22Jul observed two fledglings on the nest and two adults perched nearby.21 Aug No Osprey's present
4/02/13 - 7/9/13 Ospreys observed mating, feeding, bringing nesting material to platform. No Ospreys were observed setting low in nest. 7/03/13 Observed that a new nest was started on top of adjacient utility pole. 8/8/13 No Ospreys observed