Nickname
Sea Pines-13 Baynard Park Rd
Coordinates
(32.1231, -80.8134)
Substrate
Live Tree
Description
Sea Pines-13 Baynard Park Rd-right side of house in backyard
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
| 2022 - CarolC | 2021 - CarolC | 2019 - CarolC | 2018 - CarolC | 2016 - CarolC | 2013 - CarolC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aAdult Arrival | 3/14/19 | 2/23/16 | 4/1/13 | |||
| aOccupied | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| aActive | ||||||
| bEgg Laying | 4/9/18 | |||||
| bIncubation Initiation | 3/18/19 | |||||
| cClutch Hatching | 4/27/19 | 5/29/18 | ||||
| dNestlings | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| eFledglings | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||
| eFirst Chick Fledging | 7/14/19 | |||||
| fChicks Last Observed | ||||||
| xNest Failure | ||||||
| xReason For Nest Failure | other | other |
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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Activity reports
2013 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
| Adult arrival | 04/01/2013 | Nestlings | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | No | Fledglings | 0 |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | ||
| Clutch hatching | Reason for nest failure |
2016 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
| Adult arrival | 02/23/2016 | Nestlings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | Yes | Fledglings | |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | ||
| Clutch hatching | Reason for nest failure |
2018 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
| Adult arrival | Nestlings | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | Yes | Fledglings | 1 |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | 04/09/2018 | Chicks last observed | |
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | ||
| Clutch hatching | 05/29/2018 | Reason for nest failure |
2019 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
| Adult arrival | 03/14/2019 | Nestlings | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | Yes | Fledglings | 2 |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | 07/14/2019 | |
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | 03/18/2019 | Nest failure | |
| Clutch hatching | 04/27/2019 | Reason for nest failure |
2021 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
| Adult arrival | Nestlings | 0 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | No | Fledglings | |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | ||
| Clutch hatching | Reason for nest failure | pair didn't return and didn't occupy the nest |
2022 Nest Activity Report by CarolC
| Adult arrival | Nestlings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nest Occupied | No | Fledglings | |
| Nest Active | First chick fledging | ||
| Egg laying | Chicks last observed | ||
| Incubation initiation | Nest failure | ||
| Clutch hatching | Reason for nest failure | owls in area may have taken over nest |
Photos of this nest
Nesting Diaries
02/28/2023 by CarolC
Ron T observes: 4079 is actively being visited by great horned owls who seem to use it as a platform to launch attacks or to eat food. I will not send any more reports on this nest unless the ospreys return.
07/01/2022 by CarolC
Ron T reports: Nest 4079 never had any ospreys this year. The Great Horned Owl and two of their children used the nest / platform to launch attacks on Blue Herons, Wood Storks, Great Egrets, Snowy Egrets and Cormorant that nest within 100’ of the nest. They killed many of the adults that were trying to nest. Typically there are more than 70 successful nests on the island in the center of our lagoon. This year only about 20 successful nests because the owls were so aggressively killing this year.
03/26/2022 by CarolC
Ron T reports: / osprey platform remains unused. A great horned owl pair visits every couple of weeks and kills large birds in the area like Blue Herons and Great Egrets
06/28/2021 by CarolC
NOTE: This nest is not active this year. The pair didn't appear and didn't use the nest.
I cannot seem to remove the "yes" in the nest data for these two events.
03/25/2021 by CarolC
Ron T reports: The osprey pair have not arrived yet. The Great Horned Owl pair is heard several times a month. Perhaps they arrived in the area to hear/see the owls and left the area. No other birds osprey, hawks or the owls are using the nest.
02/28/2021 by CarolC
No activity during February
This is the nest used by Great Horned Owls last year.
04/28/2020 by CarolC
Ron T reports: Same status the owls are eating great Egrets and keeping any ospreys from using the nest
02/18/2020 by Sea Pines
Ospreys are staying away. They are usually late nesters, but the pair of Great Horned Owls living in nearby trees appears to be keeping the Ospreys from staying around.
01/26/2020 by CarolC
Ron T reports: The Osprey have not been seen for a couple of weeks. A pair of Great Horned owls who have lived in the area for the past few years have moved closer to Osprey nest. This week they were both seen on the nest and physically mating on a tree branch just feet away from the Osprey nest.
01/16/2020 by CarolC
Ron T. reports: During the past week, at least one osprey has been feeding in the lagoon next to the osprey platform. Have not seen it land on the nest or the tree supporting the nest.
08/04/2019 by CarolC
Ron T reports: Two chicks fledged July 14. Both are still in the area. The parents stayed close to the nest for a few weeks afterward and have gradually spent less time in the area.
06/27/2019 by CarolC
Ron T reports: The two baby Ospreys are big enough to see from the ground. They look mostly feathered and frequently stand on the nest edge. They are being feed most of the day
06/06/2019 by CarolC
Ron T reports: Mother stays on nest full time except for a brief occasional flight (not more than once every few days) to poop and drink water by skimming the lagoon
Father brings fish very frequently. 5/6 times a day
A crow family built a nest in a pine tree next to the Osprey pine tree. The crow frequently tries to get the father Osprey bringing fish to nest to drop his catch. So frequent aerial battles I’ve never seen the crow get a fish
04/28/2019 by CarolC
Ron T reports: There are at least two Osprey chicks on the nest at 13 Baynard park rd. The observation is indirect by hearing the distinctive baby Osprey calls coming from the nest. This is the first day that I could hear them. Appears to be two based on sound. They must still be small since the male is not delivering a significant larger quantity of fish to the nest.
NOTE: We recorded hatching as 4/27 based on this change of behavior.
04/27/2019 by CarolC
Ron T reports: The Osprey nest at 13 Baynard is active. The female is full time on nest and the male is actively feeding her when she calls. By the few number Of fish he brings her each day I doubt that the babies have hatched. The male occasionally brings sticks and Spanish moss, which seems odd since the next is well established
03/18/2019 by CarolC
Ron T. reports: The Osprey pair are back on the nest. Since 3/14/19. Female staying on nest full time and male nearby and brings her fish
03/06/2019 by CarolC
Ron T reports: Still no Ospreys at 13 Baynard Park Rd. They have been mid March in the past.
07/31/2018 by CarolC
Ron T. Reports: Bad news, we only had one chick reach maturity at 13 Baynard Park Rd. Initially we had two eggs. But either before the egg hatched or shortly afterward the chick died. There was a big confrontation when a Wood Stork tried to take over the next. Both mom and dad defended the nest but may have lost one egg/chick.
Great news the couple has produced one Osprey chick that flew from the nest with one of the parents. The two of them flew around the lagoon for about 30 minutes. Including the parent catching a fish then the two of them sitting on a horizontal pine tree branch where the parent feed the chick parts of the fish.
06/12/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: The nest at my house has two chicks as of two weeks ago. The father is actively feeding the mother and she’s feeding the two chicks.
May 29th is an estimate of the date they hatched.
05/04/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: The female Osprey has now been on nest without leaving for three weeks. No visible sign of eggs or chicks, but the nest sides are very high and I don’t expect to see chicks until they are large and walking to the high points of the nest. The adults do not appear to be feeding chicks.
04/12/2018 by CarolC
Observer reports: The female is finally staying on the nest as of April 9 so she may finally have laid eggs. She is more insistent in her calls for food and no longer flys to hunt for herself
04/04/2018 by CarolC
observer reports: The Osprey pair appears to linger in the area but the female does not stay on the nest as much as past years at this point. There is a Horned Owl pair in the area. Three years ago the horned owl killed the Osprey babies. The Ospreys stuck around for a few days after that even then flew off until next season
The horn owls have been killing the adult Egrets breeding at this location. The owls may be disturbing the Ospreys breeding routine. I will keep observing and let you know.
03/04/2017 by CarolC
2 adults returned to the nest and began setting up housekeeping; female sat on the nest and called for the male to bring food
07/21/2016 by CarolC
2 juveniles taking first flight close to the nest while parents are watching and calling to them.
03/26/2015 by CarolC
Female has been sitting on nest since March 12. Male continues to refurbish nest and bring fish.
07/05/2013 by CarolC
Female adult standing in nest chirping; male adult brought fish to the nest. No eggs present
05/25/2013 by CarolC
Observed adults feeding in lagoon landing on nest and perching on nearby limbs; no sign of eggs
by CarolC