Nesting Diaries
Let's hope that the female wasn't sitting on eggs on 4/23, because I see no sign of a nest there now. The nest was likely removed and hopefully before the eggs were laid.
Both Ospreys on tower and female no doubt sitting on eggs in nest.
Observed 2 Ospreys on tower from nearby Elizabeth River Park.
3:47 PM - Adult atop cell tower beside beginnings of nest.
7:41 AM Adult Osprey carrying nesting material *from* nest
4:42 PM - Osprey flew west, and then returned from north, and landed atop cell tower. May have been two different ospreys. 72°F
7:45 AM Osprey carrying nest material (57°F)
8:30am Osprey at nest. 47°F. Low tide was at 6:48am.
8:40am: Osprey perched on cell tower. I pulled over to view with binos and take a few photos.
7:04am Familiar hovering wing beat caught my eye. High in the sky over the river. Dark wings and white body. Tummy was white and not dark. My first Osprey sighting of 2016.