Nickname
NE Forked River1
Coordinates
(39.8327, -74.1545)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
NE Forked River1. Forked River Beach Stand
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
What to look for
a
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.b
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.c
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.d
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 flye
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.f
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.x
Nest Failure
Look for signs of nest failure like adult abandonment, adults no longer incubating eggs or feeding young.Review All Observations
| 2014 - Ditzzeechick | 2013 - Ben Wurst | |
|---|---|---|
| aAdult Arrival | 5/4/14 | |
| aOccupied | No | No |
| aActive | ||
| bEgg Laying | ||
| bIncubation Initiation | ||
| cClutch Hatching | ||
| dNestlings | ||
| eFledglings | 2 | |
| eFirst Chick Fledging | ||
| fChicks Last Observed | ||
| xNest Failure | 4/5/14 | |
| xReason For Nest Failure | other |
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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2022 2018 2016 2015 2014 2013
Activity reports
2013 Nest Activity Report by Ben Wurst
| Adult arrival | Nestlings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | No | Fledglings | 2 |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | ||
| Clutch hatching | Reason for nest failure |
2014 Nest Activity Report by Ditzzeechick
| Adult arrival | 05/04/2014 | Nestlings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | No | Fledglings | |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | 04/05/2014 | |
| Clutch hatching | Reason for nest failure | Pair in this nest moved to nest #4808 |
Photos of this nest
Nesting Diaries
07/03/2022 by Sandy
Appeared to be 2 little heads on 6/25 but only one spotted today from two angles.
06/25/2022 by Sandy
At least one chick seen in the nest today. Photos to follow shortly. Maybe there will be two little heads in the photo! Hard to see when the boat is rocking. Hopefully the camera spotted something that I missed.
06/25/2022 by Sandy
Two heads! In one photo, you can see one head, but in the next, you see that head duck down a bit and another head pop up.
05/09/2022 by Sandy
After the wind storms . . . this pair is back on the nest. Photo taken from across the marsh on Sunrise Blvd. Water was still too rough to go out on the bay.
05/08/2022 by Sandy
Nest on the edge of the bay - survived high wind storms this weekend. Couldn't see any birds in the nest from this distance. A visit by boat wasn't possible today.
04/22/2022 by Sandy
One adult on nest this afternoon. We boated down to Forked River and then back up to this nest, still only one adult. This nest platform was blown away over the winter and recently replaced by Ben.
07/23/2015 by Ditzzeechick
All three were easily seen today as we floated by this morning. Another good size chick. I can see this stand from our turret, haven't seen him helicoptering off of the nest yet, but by his size, I'd think it would be soon!
06/17/2015 by Ditzzeechick
These two were here in 2014. They build a nice nest...NO TRASH...at least from a rocking boat. We'll have to check back in the upcoming weeks to see if they have young ones. Forked River now has 3 stands fairly close to each other, but all three are inhabited this year!
06/23/2014 by Ditzzeechick
Floated by this one today. At one point it was occupied but this spring it's remained empty.
04/19/2014 by Ditzzeechick
It appears that the pair in this stand #3355 are now building a nest in stand #4808.
04/11/2014 by Ditzzeechick
This nest and nest #4808 are close together. Trying to determine if we have two sets of birds in each nest or one pair using both nests. More to come....see #4808 for further details.