Nickname
Sheldon Waters
Coordinates
(28.0283, -82.5833)
Substrate
Utility Pole
Description
The nest sits atop a telephone pole on a platform alongside an entrance for the Upper Tampa Bay Trail and right next to busy Sheldon Road. Busses come and go beneath the majestic perch from the station heading south toward Waters Road. The couple have been seen together on the nest, or on nearby on light poles across the street or flying over Rocky Creak which runs below the overpass.
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
What to look for
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2015 - Bus30592014 - Bus3059
aAdult Arrival1/16/15
aOccupiedYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation2/18/15
cClutch Hatching3/26/15
dNestlings1
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2015 2014

Activity reports

2014 Nest Activity Report by Bus3059
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by Bus3059
Adult arrival01/16/2015Nestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation02/18/2015Nest failure
Clutch hatching03/26/2015Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

02/26/2015 by Bus3059
Today one of the pair was seen at Tampa Shores development after season of rainy and windy days. Later seen sitting atop a light pole in the early morning of the next day.

02/18/2015 by Bus3059
Today one of the pair arrived at the nest wth a fish in its talons and flew over Sheldon road displaying the catch to the occupant in the nest, quite proudly it seemed!

03/27/2002 by Bus3059
The pair were seen flying around the nest, swooping and gliding, in front of a nestling who was watching intently. It was the first sighting of the offspring and so exciting to see!