Nest #4736

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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	2014 - OspreyEyes
aAdult Arrival
aOccupied	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation	4/26/14
cClutch Hatching	6/22/14
dNestlings	2
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Adult arrival		Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/26/2014	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	06/22/2014	Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

06/22/2014 by OspreyEyes

Two chicks observed on the nest with the female while the male was perched nearby. Met a gentleman who visits the site regularly and he had observed on 2 different occasions a mouse being brought to the nest. Though highly unusual this would represent the 1% of the ospreys' diet. Too bad he did not have his camera at the time but promises to send me pics of any other interesting activity. Thank you, John!

06/01/2014 by OspreyEyes

Shortly after arriving at the site, the female flew into the nest ending the male's turn at incubating.

05/10/2014 by OspreyEyes

Found the male perched on an adjacent pole eating a fish, eventually delivering it to his mate who subsequently flew off with it to the same perch.

04/26/2014 by OspreyEyes

Female appears to be incubating.

04/22/2014 by OspreyEyes

Arrived to find female in residence fish chirping.

03/29/2014 by OspreyEyes

This nest failed in 2013. There were signs of bonding in April but returning to the site a month later, there was grass growing on the nest and no sign of the pair.