Nest #4733

Nickname

Lower Sackville

Coordinates

(44.7549, -63.6518)

Substrate

Osprey Nest Platform

Description

A new-to-me nest in 2013, it is located on the edge of an industrial area. At one point the nest was built on top of an electrical pole … I assume it is another example of Nova Scotia Power’s Relocation Program.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Nova Scotia Osprey Watchers

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.

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.

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.

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 fly

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.

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.

Nest Failure

Look for signs of nest failure like adult abandonment, adults no longer incubating eggs or feeding young.

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Activity reports

	2014 - OspreyEyes
aAdult Arrival	4/17/14
aOccupied	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation	5/11/14
cClutch Hatching	6/16/14
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Adult arrival	04/17/2014	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	05/11/2014	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	06/16/2014	Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

06/16/2014 by OspreyEyes

Arrived in time to see the male fly to perch to prepare dinner for the female. The wind was very strong and his first attempt to get to the nest failed ... the female briefly joined him in flight. After resting and eating more on the power line (crazy bugger!), the male delivered the fish to the nest and the female was observed feeding chick(s).

06/01/2014 by OspreyEyes

Female continues to incubate.

05/11/2014 by OspreyEyes

Female incubating and the male perched close by on a light stand.

04/17/2014 by OspreyEyes

Arrived to find the female on the nest and moments later was joined by the male. After a short time there was an attempt at mating, albeit on top of a pylon so the balance wasn't quite there :)

03/29/2014 by OspreyEyes

In 2013, the pair raised and successfully fledged 2 chicks.