Nest #4822

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Nest #4822

Nickname

#8 on campground field past store Mill Creek side

Coordinates

(37.0177, -76.2994)

Substrate

Osprey Nest Platform

Description

just past campgrounds. Osprey nest platform. on Mill Creek. Camp manager calls this couple .Adam and eve.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers, Virginia Master Naturalist

What to look for

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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Review All Observations

	2021 - roxymach	2020 - roxymach	2019 - roxymach	2014 - Cohocton
aAdult Arrival	3/11/21	3/10/20	3/25/19
aOccupied	Yes	No	Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying		4/13/20	4/15/19
bIncubation Initiation		4/13/20	4/15/19
cClutch Hatching		5/18/20	5/20/19
dNestlings	0	2	2
eFledglings			2
eFirst Chick Fledging			7/18/19
fChicks Last Observed			7/18/19
xNest Failure	4/14/21
xReason For Nest Failure	adult abandonment		other

Select Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2021 2020 2019 2014

Activity reports

2014 Nest Activity Report by Cohocton

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

2019 Nest Activity Report by roxymach

Adult arrival	03/25/2019	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	2
Nest Active		First chick fledging	07/18/2019
Egg laying	04/15/2019	Chicks last observed	07/18/2019
Incubation initiation	04/15/2019	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/20/2019	Reason for nest failure	other

2020 Nest Activity Report by roxymach

Adult arrival	03/10/2020	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	04/13/2020	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/13/2020	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/18/2020	Reason for nest failure

2021 Nest Activity Report by roxymach

Adult arrival	03/11/2021	Nestlings	0
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure	04/14/2021
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	adult abandonment

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/29/2021 by roxymach

No activity, camping has expanded to be close to platform unfortunately and may have disturbed the birds

04/14/2021 by roxymach

Appears nest abandoned due to no mate arrival or a change of nesting as a pair has moved on a wood box duck blind on Mill Creek

03/26/2021 by roxymach

Off nest flying over mill Creek

03/26/2021 by roxymach

Off nest flying over mill Creek

03/20/2021 by roxymach

One Osprey seen near Nest

06/11/2020 by roxymach

Two feisty nesting

05/08/2020 by roxymach

Female low in nest. Still. Male close by,. Circles and lands on nest with female.

03/22/2020 by roxymach

Osprey pair off nest unobserved

03/16/2020 by roxymach

None seen at nest today

03/10/2020 by roxymach

Male seen at nest

03/02/2020 by roxymach

None yet.

08/05/2019 by roxymach

one fledgling remains near the nest. I have not seen the other one.

07/18/2019 by roxymach

Both have left the nest and one is in near by tree.

07/03/2019 by roxymach

Delight to see them jumping and flapping wings July 10 will be fledging soon?

06/03/2019 by roxymach

Adam and Eve have a following of admirers from the campground owner Pat and others around Ft. Monroe National Park Monument. they have at least one chick...seen on dark head pop up. Dad has been a great protector and provider with fish. they truly work as a team and seem to be the perfect couple:

04/18/2019 by roxymach

this week noted female is very low in the nest. Male is bring fish and staying close observing.

04/07/2019 by roxymach

observed activity April 3, 2019 one osprey. rebuilding existing nest. today one Osprey is sitting in the nest.

04/13/2014 by Cohocton

Female in nearby tree eating a fish. Male not in sight.

04/12/2014 by Cohocton

Female ate fish on platform.

by roxymach