Nickname
Patty&Bert
Coordinates
(38.9628, -76.3494)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
Bay City, MD
Followers
None
What to look for
Review All Observations
2016 - CBEC2016 - BayBridge
aAdult Arrival3/21/16
aOccupiedYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure6/12/16
xReason For Nest Failureother

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2016

Activity reports

2016 Nest Activity Report by BayBridge
Adult arrival03/21/2016Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2016 Nest Activity Report by CBEC
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure06/12/2016
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureOn June 12 we saw no sign of either parent for several hours. Upon investigation we saw an amputated squirrel tail and the wing of a bird near the nest as well as an unhatched egg that had holes pecked in it. Nest was empty.

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Nesting Diaries

04/01/2016 by BayBridge
Patty arrived 3/17 (hence the name Patty) and Bert arrived 3/21. The first few days they did not spend time together and would go somewhere else at night. Beginning about 3/28/16 the started spending time in the nest together and stayed all night. On 3/31/16 Patty started sitting, seems to have made a hollow among the sticks and only her head is showing. However, have not observed any nest repair or mating activity - maybe she is just practicing! There is another osprey that comes by every few days but Patty and Bert chase him/her away. now they