Nickname
Herndon Home Nest
Coordinates
(37.6801, -76.3666)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
I build this platform in 1999 in front of my house on Dymer Creek (Lat 37-40.804N, Lo 076-22.903W), White Stone, Virginia, USA. A pair of ospreys took it over the in the spring of 2000. This pair has come back every year but only a couple of nestings fledged. Most years the young were killed by great horned owls. In 2011 both the female and the young were killed by owls. The male found a new mate within several weeks and this pair has just come back to the nest for the 2013 season. This nest is one of about 15 active osprey nests on Dymer Creek and one of around 50 within a 7 nm radius. In 2015, two ospreys fledged from this nest.
Followers
None
What to look for
Review All Observations
2013 - Dave H
aAdult Arrival3/10/13
aOccupiedYes
aActive
bEgg Laying4/1/13
bIncubation Initiation4/1/13
cClutch Hatching5/15/13
dNestlings3
eFledglings3
eFirst Chick Fledging7/6/13
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2013

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by Dave H
Adult arrival03/10/2013Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging07/06/2013
Egg laying04/01/2013Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/01/2013Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/15/2013Reason for nest failure

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Nesting Diaries

03/18/2013 by Dave H
I build this platform in 1999 in front of my house on Dymer Creek (Lat 37-40.804N, Lo 076-22.903W), White Stone, Virginia, USA. A pair of ospreys took it over the in the spring of 2000. This pair has come back every year but only a couple of nestings fledged. Most years the young were killed by great horned owls. In 2011 both the female and the young were killed by owls. The male found a new mate within several weeks and this pair has just come back to the nest for the 2013 season. This nest is one of about 15 active osprey nests on Dymer Creek.