Nest #8641

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Nest #8641

Nickname

Patrick’s Creek Nest

Coordinates

(37.1579, -76.4328)

Substrate

Osprey Nest Platform

Description

Platform is located toward end of Patrick’s Creek

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

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

	2023 - Odd_owlett88	2022 - Odd_owlett88
aAdult Arrival	3/22/23	3/11/22
aOccupied	Yes	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying		4/11/22
bIncubation Initiation		4/11/22
cClutch Hatching		5/21/22
dNestlings		1
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2022

Activity reports

2022 Nest Activity Report by Odd_owlett88

Adult arrival	03/11/2022	Nestlings	1
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	04/11/2022	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/11/2022	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/21/2022	Reason for nest failure

Nest Activity Report by Odd_owlett88

Adult arrival	03/22/2023	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

03/22/2023 by Odd_owlett88

Female observed in nest for first time, with male perched along side her. Female making continuous vocalizations.

06/26/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Observed one chick at edge of nest being fed fish by parent. Both parents circling around nest afterward. Parents not as audible as before.

05/29/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Observed one live chick in nest as parent fed the chick. There could be more chicks but the height of the nesting material makes it difficult to see inside the nest. Also observed an intruding osprey exhibit aggressive behavior by performing aerial dives over the nest. The mating pair appeared to successfully defend their nest.

05/22/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Nesting pair appeared to have ceased incubation-type behaviors, indicating chick(s) hatched. However, I could not see the chick(s).

04/25/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Observed mating pair exchange turns incubating eggs. Much care was spent repositioning the eggs to the incubator’s desired location following shift change.

04/11/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Observed female exhibiting incubation posturing in nest (residing low in nest with flat back) for entirety of 30min observation period.

03/22/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Observed mating pair at nest. Female assumed squatting position in nest, with male perched above. Some progress was made in nest construction in breadth and height.

03/14/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Observed mating pair building up their nest with sticks.

03/13/2022 by Odd_owlett88

Nesting pair arrived to nest two days ago. Observed pair circling around nest, fishing, and perching in nearby trees. No activity with building nest, as of yet.