Nest #857

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Nest #857

Nickname

Glebe Gut Nest

Coordinates

(37.2197, -76.7679)

Substrate

Dead Tree

Description

Nesting pair returning to an existing nest.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers, 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

	2016 - jude	2015 - jude	2014 - jude	2012 - jude
aAdult Arrival	3/20/16	3/11/15	3/23/14	3/27/12
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation			4/26/14
cClutch Hatching			6/6/14
dNestlings			2
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2016 2015 2014 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by jude

Adult arrival	03/27/2012	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

2014 Nest Activity Report by jude

Adult arrival	03/23/2014	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/26/2014	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	06/06/2014	Reason for nest failure

2015 Nest Activity Report by jude

Adult arrival	03/11/2015	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

2016 Nest Activity Report by jude

Adult arrival	03/20/2016	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

04/27/2016 by jude

The nest is complete but there does not seem to be any incubating going on. Both adults were on branches and then heading out to hunt. No eggs yet.

04/02/2016 by jude

Two adults in the area. The nest is redesigned and looks ready.

04/19/2015 by bruceg

Believe nest location may be incorrect -- another "GlebeGut" nest is listed at nest #569. Believe #569 is properly located, not 857's Glebe Gut.

03/24/2015 by jude

Two adults are either in the nest and sitting in nearby trees each time I monitor. Good news.

05/02/2014 by jude

Definitely incubating. All looks normal and progressing well.

04/07/2014 by jude

The pair returned in March and have spent several weeks rebuilding their nest, which was almost completely destroyed during the winter storms. For the last three weeks, they've been bringing in sticks and sitting on nearby branches.

04/21/2012 by jude

We haven't seen any activity here for several days. We are worried, thinking that the nest may have been disbanded. There were several osprey flying in a circular pattern over the area, but none sitting on the nest or in the tree. The four flying overhead left the area after about 10 minutes and didn't return while we were there.

04/06/2012 by jude

Ricky is presently bringing lots of new twigs to the nest to spruce up the place. Lucy is sticking close to the nest but doesn't appear to be sitting yet.