Nesting Diaries
Briefly checked the nest site this morning. I saw two Osprey here.
Observed the nest from Wago Road today.
Two young Ospreys and one parent were present. Young have not fledged yet.
Observed two chicks from Wago Road this afternoon. Then drove to security shack for photo from there.
Observed the nest from Wago Road and
near the security shack. Positively saw two chicks in the nest and possible a third,
This was my second stop this afternoon. Both birds were on the nest the entire time I was there. I could see one of the Osprey sharing food with its mate, but both birds were partially obscured by the light fixture on the
west side of the nest. I could not determine from my angle if chicks have hatched.
Checked the nest today with my spotting
scope. Incubation is underway!
This is the Brunner Island nest that failed in 2012 and was abandoned after a wind storm.
I observed this pair of Ospreys at the nest on
13 April 2013. It is an active nest for a second consecutive year.