Nickname
Greenbrier Christian Academy Sports Field
Coordinates
(36.7389, -76.2343)
Substrate
Utility Pole
Description
Light at Sport Field. Beside bleachers
Followers
None
What to look for
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2024 - Dave Gibson2023 - LauraLOVESbirds2020 - LauraLOVESbirds2019 - LauraLOVESbirds2018 - LauraLOVESbirds
aAdult Arrival2/29/242/26/23
aOccupiedYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings1
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings1
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrival02/26/2023Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
Nest Activity Report by Dave Gibson
Adult arrival02/29/2024Nestlings
Nest Occupied Fledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/11/2024 by Dave Gibson
Brief visit in the a.m. The male delivered what appeared to be plastic to the nest. Nest building continues.

03/10/2024 by Dave Gibson
Visited in the a.m. The male left the nest and returned with a large piece/sheet of plastic. But not to be outdone, the female left the nest and returned with small branch. It's cool to see both sexes participate in this way.

03/08/2024 by Dave Gibson
Visited in the a.m. Both were on the neighboring light tower (the one closer to Oak Brooke Park), and the female was feeding. While I was there, the male delivered nest liner (leaves). I also observed mating behavior. I don't think it'll be long before eggs are laid.

03/07/2024 by Dave Gibson
I made a brief visit in the a.m. Both Ospreys were there. At one point they left but soon returned. The female has lock-on bands on both legs. The band on her right leg has a '6' or a '9' on it.

03/05/2024 by Dave Gibson
While I was there this a.m., the female stayed on nest and the male left and returned several times. At one point the pair engaged in pair bonding behavior. I didn't observe them copulate. In photo #20, the male is about to land on the female's back. She knew he was coming and was ready.

03/03/2024 by LauraLOVESbirds
10:56 AM - Osprey on cell tower at Chesapeake bypass highway - near Battlefield Blvd. I parked at the American Legion on Battlefield and photoed the bird. Then I drove to the nearby Osprey nest at the athletic field at Greenbrier Christian Academy. No Osprey; so it's possible this Osprey on the Bypass' cell tower was the one from Greenbrier Christian Academy's nest. The school’s west side parking lot was full of cars, people and signs. 63°F and sunny.

03/02/2024 by LauraLOVESbirds
5:10 PM - Dave told me an Osprey returned, Tonight, I photoed a female with yellow/gold band on left leg. 62°F and partly sunny. 6.01 PM sunset

02/29/2024 by Dave Gibson
I made a quick visit this a.m. to check on the Greenbrier Christian Academy light tower. It appears the Ospreys have returned. A female was on the nest when I arrived, but she soon took off to feed(?).

08/09/2023 by Dave Gibson
While I visited the area (7:45-8:00 a.m.), there was an adult Osprey on the edge of the light tower and just outside the nest.

07/15/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:24 AM - No Ospreys. Flies buzzing around at the nest. https://ebird.org/checklist/S144587556 Posting photo of empty nest; to show its size, status. https://ccbbirds.org/2023/07/08/a-tale-of-two-bays-osprey-fortunes-diverge/

03/15/2023 by Dave Gibson
The bulk of the nest building seems to be done. The pair is spending some of their time perched in a tree in a wooded area just south of the nest.

03/11/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:40 AM - Ten minutes after sunrise, I photoed one Osprey fly out of nest and land on top of the other Osprey. Possible copulation. 40°F and sunny. 6:22 AM sunrise. https://ebird.org/checklist/S130637342

03/10/2023 by Dave Gibson
Observed pair this a.m. Male both delivered nesting material and chased away crows. See photo #10.

03/07/2023 by Dave Gibson
The female has arrived. The male arrived in late Feb. I observed the female and male above the nest on the light tower on 3/7. She vocalized briefly (see photo #9).

02/26/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
Osprey perched beside nest. Presumably this large amount of nesting branches (packed onto the ball field's light) are leftover from last year.

06/09/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
6.45 AM - no ospreys visible at or around nest.

05/18/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
5:37AM (5:55 AM sunrise) - Osprey on ball field light adjacent to light with nest.

03/24/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:21 AM Osprey at nest atop athletic field light

11/28/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
Much of the 2020 nest is still intact. It caught my eye, as I drove by; so I snapped a photo.

06/23/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:11 AM Saw glimpses of a young bird’s head as adult broke off bites for feeding at nest. 72 degrees F.

07/28/2019 by LauraLOVESbirds
12:50 PM - One Osprey in nest, and second osprey perched on top of parking lot light pole

07/29/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:10am: Adult Osprey and fill-sized chick at nest. (75°F and cloud. 6:06 AM sunrise)

by Dave Gibson