Nesting Diaries
Nest present, male and female in nest, no fledgling visible
Nest present, 1 fledgling feeding with adult female
Nest present, 1 visible fledgling with male in nest
Nest present, female in nest, male flying within 300 feet
Nest present, adult perched next to nest, 2 males flying within 300 feet
Nest present, 2 males flying within 300 feet
Nest present, 2 males flying within ~300 feet
Nest present, 2 adults initially in nest but one flew away - could not identify gender
Nest present, male perched on light post near nest, 2 other males flying within 200 feet
Nest present, male flying ~100 feet away
Nest present, 1 adult flying within 50 feet
Nest present, 1 male and 1 adult flying within 100 feet
Nest present, male flying ~200 feet away
Nest present, adult flying ~70 feet away but never landed
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Both the female and male were in the nest, preoccupied with something inside. Could be new chicks in the nest.
One female was standing by the nest, and I think the male was incubating.
Some green parrots were building the underside of the nest, and one osprey was incubating. One male osprey flew over each of the three nests but did not appear to belong to any of them.
The nest was unoccupied for several minutes until a nearby male flew back to it and began working on something inside. No sighting of female.
One was standing on the edge of nest. Mate never appeared and osprey never left nest.
The male was in the nest incubating and there were two green parrots building the nest from underneath.
Two ospreys were lying low, no activity from either of them.
Two ospreys were sitting in the nest, no activity from them for the entire watch. There was a green parrot under the nest and sometimes went inside of it.
Both male and female osprey were present at the start, looking alert. About halfway through my watch the female flew off and didn't return.
One was in nest, frequently working on something inside the nest. Mate never appeared and never heard.
Two ospreys were in nest, no parakeets this time. Male from #1185 flew too close and was chased off.
No ospreys seen in nest, but there were two green parakeets perched in and on top of the nest. Nest was in good condition.
Pair seen in the nest together
Female in nest, male seen in the area
Nest continues to grow into a well developed nest
Pair was seen in the area but not in the nest
Male was seen carrying materials to nest, building it up
Nest was small, but could be being built? Osprey in nest. Osprey was identified as male.
No change in nest size or activity
No change in nest size or activity, may in future serve as a backup to 1825 in case of some event.
Nest has been rejected along with nest #4555 but singular osprey pair present in area, who seem to have settled on nest 1825. Nest remains at medium size.
Nearby pair of osprey have settled into another nest in the immediate area, it appears as if this nest has been abandoned by the pair.
While one pair remains active in the immediate area, it does not seem like they have chosen this nest. During observation, neither of the pair went near the nest.
Nest has not been added to since last observation. Again one pair of ospreys were sighted in the immediate area despite the presence of three closeby nests. It appears the pair has chosen another nest.
Pair of ospreys sighted perched on nearby light posts, both of which were observed screeching to each other before flying off. Unclear as to whether pair is inhabiting 4555, 4552, or 1185. Nest is very small and not well developed.
No other ospreys observed in area.
Nest is medium sized. Doesn't appear to be active. no osprey in area.
Nest is large and actively maintained. 1 adult male osprey is present in nest.
Nest is large and actively maintained. 1 adult Osprey present in nest. Unable to determine sex of Osprey.
Nest is present. Nest is large and actively maintained. Female osprey was present on the light pole next to the nest.
Nest is large and actively maintained. 1 adult male osprey is present. No signs of incubation.
New nest built, medium size, actively maintained. No ospreys present or nearby.
Adult male osprey present on light pole, eating fish and making vocals. No sign of nest, nest must have fallen.
Observed male perched in nest. Female was not seen.
Well maintained nest. Observed both male and female
well maintained nest, no osprey
Nest present, no osprey near
1 fledge, 1 male on nearby light
Two osprey were seen in the nest. One osprey has its head down in the nest
Male and female both present in nest.
Female seen in nest. Another osprey seen on near by pole.
Male observed on light pole near the nest.
Female incubating and male present on light pole near nest.
Male by light post but not located in nest.
Both male and female were observed standing in the nest. A few minutes late, the male flies away.
No osprey present at the nest
No osprey observed present in the nest.
Osprey near nest, none seen in nest
1 adult female perched beside the nest
1 adult male returning to nest
1 adult male perched beside the nest
1 adult male perched beside the nest
1 adult male perched beside the nest
This time only the female was at the nest beside her chicks and there was no male spotted
Waited a bit for the male to return with something for the chicks
1 adult male was beside the nest again but perched along the side
1 adult male was beside the nest again but perched along the side
1 adult male was beside the nest again but perched along the side
1 adult male was beside the nest again but just perched along the side
The female was absent but the male returned to the nest and I assume he was providing for the hatchlings some type of food
This time the female seemed to be perched above the nest. However I could not spot any hatchlings in the nest
At first it was very hard to observe the female in the nest that is normally seen incubating but after waiting I spotted her. I found it very strange as if she may have added to the nest or moved around material that made her harder to spot by even just the head
1 adult female appears to be incubating
adult female appears to be incubating
1 adult female appears to be incubating
1 female adult appears to be incubating
1 adult appears to be incubating
1 adult appears to be incubating
1 adult appears to be incubating
1 adult appears to be incubating
The chick and one adult osprey are present in the nest during observation. The nest is very calm and there is not much movement within.
There is a chick and an adult male present. They are low in the center of the nest and only half of their bodies are visible. The chick is small, brown, and downy. It is hard to tell whether there is a second chick or whether it is just nesting material moving in the wind.
There was an adult male osprey present. There was no apparent movement within the nest.
One adult osprey is sitting on the edge of the nest. This nest is particularly deep, and it is hard to discern whether the movement in the nest is an adult or a possible chick.
Both adults were present at the nest. The male took flight immediately, circled, and flew away.
At the beginning of the observation period an osprey was perched on the edge of the nest preening itself. After seven minutes the osprey moved to the center of the nest and only its head was visible.
A female osprey was present. She was sitting in the center of the nest, possibly incubating. On an adjacent light pole sat what appeared to be a male osprey. It was watching its surroundings, flexing its wings here and there.
A white head was visible in the center of the nest laying very low. Perhaps she is incubating. After fifteen minutes a male osprey landed on the edge of the nest and flew away after thirty seconds.
Nest unoccupied. Today there was a tornado watch and many nests were unoccupied during observation period. There was an adolescent osprey (guessing it was young due to size) sitting on a nearby light pole with ruffled feathers.
No ospreys present in the nest during observation period.
There was a female sitting in the nest. She was observed to sit up readjust herself and sit back down.
I think this nest be the same nest that is currently being reported as #1185. The database says there are three nests at Bartlett Park but there are currently only two occupied. This nest was occupied by a female, laying low and flat backed. A male osprey was seen flying by, dropping something off as he briefly perched only to fly away in seconds. It looked like he was dropping by materials to build up the nest but it could have possibly been food.
Currently the pin is dropped to the right of the recreation house. When I arrived there was no nest on the platform of the right light pole. An osprey was present on the right light pole though. However, on the left light pole platform there was a nest. No birds were visible within the nest.
When I went to observe this nest today it appeared that there were still two ospreys around the area. A female Osprey was perched on the nest and the male Osprey was close by on another light post on the football field. The Ospreys that I saw today were not in the original nest that I believed to be incubating.
I do not believe that the nest is incubating. While I saw a female osprey in the nest the last time that I checked on the nest it appears the nest was empty this time. This being said it looks like a new nest might be being built on the opposite side of the football field on another light. I am curious as to whether this is a new pair of ospreys or if they have abandoned their old nest.
I observed this nest for quite a while and I saw that there appeared to be an osprey in the nest. The bird stayed low in the nest which led me to think the osprey might be incubating eggs. I also saw that there was a male osprey not far from the nest. He had a fish that he was eating.
Adults arrived March 2013. Incubation began during March 2013. Pair last seen at nest July 2013.