Nest #6147

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Nest #6147

Nickname

Young at heart

Coordinates

(37.2179, -76.78)

Substrate

Dead Tree

Description

Nest is located in Sandys Bay near Jamestown Island. You can see the nest from the turn out going to Jamestown Island. Nest blown away in 2018.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

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

	2023 - bruceg	2017 - Herbie	2016 - Herbie
aAdult Arrival	3/23/23	3/22/17	3/13/16
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying		4/16/17	4/10/16
bIncubation Initiation		4/20/17	4/12/16
cClutch Hatching		5/20/17	6/3/16
dNestlings		2	2
eFledglings		2	2
eFirst Chick Fledging		7/5/17	9/2/16
fChicks Last Observed		8/30/17	9/10/16
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Select Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2019 2018 2017 2016

Activity reports

2016 Nest Activity Report by Herbie

Adult arrival	03/13/2016	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	2
Nest Active		First chick fledging	09/02/2016
Egg laying	04/10/2016	Chicks last observed	09/10/2016
Incubation initiation	04/12/2016	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	06/03/2016	Reason for nest failure

2017 Nest Activity Report by Herbie

Adult arrival	03/22/2017	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	2
Nest Active		First chick fledging	07/05/2017
Egg laying	04/16/2017	Chicks last observed	08/30/2017
Incubation initiation	04/20/2017	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/20/2017	Reason for nest failure

Nest Activity Report by bruceg

Adult arrival	03/23/2023	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/24/2023 by bruceg

Two osprey flying around completed nest. No visible incubation. Seen by kayak.

07/01/2019 by Herbie

This nest no longer exist. The pair never came back.

06/17/2018 by Herbie

No nest and no birds

04/19/2018 by Herbie

No nest and no birds

03/17/2018 by Herbie

One bird in nest.

06/12/2017 by Herbie

Looks like female still setting on nest. Male nearby

06/08/2017 by Billy

There was an osprey near the nest

05/14/2017 by Herbie

Nest and birds look healthy. Male and female in nest. Female on eggs.

05/04/2017 by Billy

Osprey sitting low in the nest. Hopefully she is incubating!

04/24/2017 by Billy

One osprey sitting on the edge of the nest with another was perched on a tree nearby.

04/16/2017 by Billy

Female osprey sitting low in the nest with a male perched nearby

04/09/2017 by Herbie

Both birds at nest. Female is incubating. Nest looks great.

07/22/2016 by Herbie

Chicks have not fledged yet. They are flapping there wings alot. Dad is next to nest and Mom is in nest. They all look healthy.

07/10/2016 by Herbie

Adults still in nest.

06/21/2016 by Herbie

Both birds are are in nest. Mom is tending to kids. Nest looks healthy

05/01/2016 by Herbie

Nest looks strong. Female is on nest and male is close by

04/07/2016 by Herbie

Female on nest most of the day

04/04/2016 by Herbie

Both birds on nest most of the day

03/20/2016 by Herbie

This is the second year these birds have nested in this location. They are very young birds. In 2015 He did not know exactly what to do. This year I hope he has figured it out.