Nesting Diaries
One bird occasionally perched on the tree, but no nest building.
Pair of birds seen perched on the tree this week.
Nothing seen over last week. Nothing remains of old nest.
One of the pair has arrived at the tree
Nest empty. Solitary Osprey flying along river.
Nest tree visited briefly by one bird - couldn't tell if it was adult or juvenile.
One juvenile perched near nest. Flies off as walk by.
One juvenile on nest. Flies off when walk by.
One bird (juvenile?) on nest at first, then flies off.
Nest and tree empty. Half dozen Osprey circling around nearby and screeching
Nest and tree empty. Later, juvenile seen perched on nest tree
Juvenile perched in nest tree. Often flying off , no adults seen.
Nest and tree empty. Later, 1 adult, 1 juvenile in and around the nest.
Juvenile is out of the nest. First perched on the edge of nest, then perched on branch above it. One adult is perched on another branch. The other joins them occasionally.
Both adults present. One adult bring fish and feeds one chick. Looks like the other one hasn't survived.
Jun 29 - Adult perched higher in tree, Only one chick visible.
Adult bird feeding 2 chicks; then perches nearby with chicks clearly visible (see pictures)
It looks like papa had chick duty this morning. One chick was spreading it's wings and the other kept close to dad.
One and both birds in/near the nest Feeding chick - possibly 2 chicks visible.
One (F) in the nest, occasionally shuffling and re-arranging. Other (M) visiting with food. Later Female in the nest, sat up to the side.
Nothing unusual seen yesterday, but today both adult birds at the nest, with one (F) to the side feeding a chick!
One bird low in the nest.
One bird low in the nest.
Female? perched low on nest. Male joins her - nest maintenance & flies off. Female settles down low again
7 Apr - Female? still low in nest. Not moving much.
6 Apr - Presumably female perched low on nest. Male nearby, flying around and bringing nesting material. Incubating?
Mar 28 - Female on nets. Male joins her briefly - 'courtship'
3/11/13
I've been waiting impatiently for my favorite pair to return. A few other osprey have been here for over a week now and I was beginning to get worried! Luckily this year, they are coming back to a nest that is still intact (and one along the parkway that the eagles haven't been hanging out at over the past few months)
9&10 Mar: Female perched above the nest
Going for a ride down the Parkway isn't the same with JR and most of the other ospreys not there any longer.
Juvenile in the nest, settling down for the evening
Nest empty at first, then (about an hour later) the juvenile is perched on a branch a few feet away.
I hope no one minds, but I deleted the photo showing the two nestlings since one didn't make it.
I'm guessing Jr has probably flown before today, but he took a short flight just so I could be sure-gone from nest about 5 minutes or so! This is the first time I haven't seen one of the adults nearby.
I've seen Jr. perched on the side of the nest and watched him (or her) climb along a limb, but have not personally witnessed a flight yet.
Female and juvenile perched near the nest.
Single chick now out of the nest and stretching his wings!
Single chick in nest stretching its wings (photo). Female also in nest. Male perched nearby
Only one chick in nest :( Playing peekaboo this morning. Every time I'd try to take a photo, it would duck down. I turned to go back to the car and would look back and it's stretching it's wings. Mom and dad will leave the nest for a bit, but won't go very far.
The birds are a little shy this weekend. Adults leaving nest. F returns, one chick clearly visible (photo)
Mom and Dad finally decided to show the babies off! There are at least 2 not sure if there is a 3rd one this year or not.
Pair sat on or near nest. Chicks now visible, can't see how many. Female appears to be shading the chicks from the sun.
"May 19 - Female sat off to the side of nest, then later settled low.
May 20 - Female high on nest, calling. Possible chicks present?"
Not a lot going on today, papa's got egg duty, but Ma's not far away.
New picture not a great one, but a juvenile bald eagle got too close to the nest and is being chased away
The nest is coming along pretty good, latest photo March 29
I can't be sure, but I think this is a pair that nested in a tree about 50 ft. away last year. That tree was the only one in the whole group of trees that went down during Hurricane Irene last year. The first photo was on March 11 and the second one today, March 16.