Nest #8064

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Nest #8064

Nickname

Wings3

Coordinates

(41.7588, -70.6928)

Substrate

Utility Pole

Description

Directly behind Wings nest off sandwich rd. Wareham Ma. On the 2nd power line back from the street next to the golf driving range.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Mass Audubon-South Coast

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 - A Bryant	2022 - lost_bird	2022 - A Bryant	2021 - LAU
aAdult Arrival	4/2/23	3/24/22	3/24/22	4/1/21
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings			3
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed			8/28/22
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2022 2021

Activity reports

2021 Nest Activity Report by LAU

Adult arrival	04/01/2021	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

2022 Nest Activity Report by lost_bird

Adult arrival	03/24/2022	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

2022 Nest Activity Report by A Bryant

Adult arrival	03/24/2022	Nestlings	3
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed	08/28/2022
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Nest Activity Report by A Bryant

Adult arrival	04/02/2023	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

07/31/2022 by A Bryant

On July 4, I'm pretty sure a photo I took shows triplets (two heads and one tail.) I returned yesterday and all were flying! I never saw them all together, so no confirmation as to how many chicks.

06/24/2022 by A Bryant

I spotted two chicks in the nest today!

06/18/2022 by A Bryant

One baby briefly popped his head up!

05/15/2022 by A Bryant

Mom and Dad are either on the nest or sticking close by.

04/02/2022 by A Bryant

Both birds were busy adding to the nest!

03/27/2022 by lost_bird

The pair was not there last Wed. but was there on Fri. so estimating arrival last Thursday.

04/23/2021 by lost_bird

I've seen interlopers try to barge in on a nest but don't know if they can take over. Something to research! Is the resident female incubating yet?

04/11/2021 by LAU

I see a lot of extra birds about the two nests. Can another bird take over a nest?

04/09/2021 by lost_bird

FYI the nest location on the map was adjusted slightly to match its actual location on Google Maps.

04/04/2021 by LAU

I witnessed the pair getting frisky. Nest seems stable. There seems to be a third bird flying around hassling them

04/02/2021 by LAU

This nest is directly behind the first one about 50' apart. I saw one bird building the nest

by A Bryant

AUGUST 28, 2022: No birds in the nest, but a few osprey flying around or chirping in the trees. Pretty sure the parents are gone. SEPTEMBER 17, 2022: Only one osprey chick observed in the area, and he was definitely from the other nest closest to Sandwich Road.