Nest #6994

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Nest #6994

Nickname

Orange Channel Marker #8

Coordinates

(36.7905, -76.3052)

Substrate

Channel Marker

Description

On orange channel marker #8, upriver and on opposite side of river from Nest #5330 (Pratt St. platform). Approx. 1/4 mi. from same.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers

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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	2023 - Dave Gibson	2019 - Dave Gibson	2018 - Dave Gibson
aAdult Arrival	3/15/23
aOccupied		Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings		1
eFledglings		1
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2019 2018

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by Dave Gibson

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2019 Nest Activity Report by Dave Gibson

Adult arrival		Nestlings	1
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	1
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2023 Nest Activity Report by Dave Gibson

Adult arrival	03/15/2023	Nestlings
Nest Occupied		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

03/26/2023 by Dave Gibson

From Money Point, observed an Osprey on nest there this a.m.

07/27/2019 by Dave Gibson

This nest is empty. The nestling I observed back on 7/7 has clearly gone.

07/07/2019 by Dave Gibson

Observed carefully this a.m. I'd seen what looked like a nest here before but had never seen any activity here. Today, saw 2 Ospreys in the nest and initially thought both were nestlings. But then one took off. It was either an adult or a fledgling. I couldn't tell. The other was clearly a nestling. It stayed in the nest, kept flapping its wings, and kept rising up and settling back down. It did this a number of times.

06/23/2018 by Dave Gibson

Observed nest for a few minutes. Could see what appeared to be several nestlings moving around.

06/02/2018 by Dave Gibson

I could make out one Osprey in the nest.

06/02/2018 by Dave Gibson

Visited the area again in pm and with spotting scope. Good news. There's a brood! I was able to make out at least 2 wobbly nestlings. There may be three. The adult female(?) left the nest briefly, but returned (with food?). She stayed on the rim of the nest. Exciting development!

05/17/2018 by Dave Gibson

Observed in am. I need more reach to see this nest well. Female still hunkered down and still incubating. If that's the case, and egg laying occurred late March/early April, hatching could be just around the corner.

04/14/2018 by Dave Gibson

This nest is distant. Female is hunkered down in nest. Only top of head visible. Interesting to me that these nests are so close together.

04/08/2018 by Dave Gibson

I believe the female is incubating, but am not sure. Nest is big. Observed an Osprey land in the nest.

03/14/2018 by Dave Gibson

Just discovered with my scope as I visited Pratt St. platform. Nest occupied. Brooding female?