Nickname
Blind near K30
Coordinates
(37.2117, -76.7329)
Substrate
Duck Blind
Description
Nest on Duck Blind
Followers
None
What to look for
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2023 - ChrisC2022 - ChrisC
aAdult Arrival3/6/233/27/22
aOccupiedYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation4/17/234/17/22
cClutch Hatching5/27/235/30/22
dNestlings2
eFledglings2
eFirst Chick Fledging7/24/22
fChicks Last Observed9/4/22
xNest Failure6/8/23
xReason For Nest Failureunknown reason

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022

Activity reports

2022 Nest Activity Report by ChrisC
Adult arrival03/27/2022Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging07/24/2022
Egg layingChicks last observed09/04/2022
Incubation initiation04/17/2022Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/30/2022Reason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by ChrisC
Adult arrival03/06/2023Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/17/2023Nest failure06/08/2023
Clutch hatching05/27/2023Reason for nest failureunknown reason

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

07/22/2023 by ChrisC
Two Ospreys on the hide.

06/27/2023 by ChrisC
No Ospreys seen.

06/25/2023 by ChrisC
No Ospreys seen or heard. Nest abandoned?

06/08/2023 by ChrisC
Female perched on hide frame above the nest. She flies off and returns to the frame after 5 minutes, remaining there. No interaction with the nest for at least half an hour.

06/04/2023 by ChrisC
Female sat on nest, quite low and still. Male arrives and stands next to the nest. After about 10 minutes she flies off returning about 15 minutes later. She appears to be regurgitating food for the young ones (unseen). Male flies off and returns with a stick!

05/29/2023 by ChrisC
Female sat on nest, occasional head bobbing.

05/27/2023 by ChrisC
Female Osprey sat quite low on nest. Fussing around and reaching down into the nest several times.

05/21/2023 by ChrisC
One Osprey sat low on nest.

05/14/2023 by ChrisC
One Osprey sat low on nest.

05/06/2023 by ChrisC
One Osprey sat low on nest.

04/29/2023 by ChrisC
Female sat low on nest.

04/23/2023 by ChrisC
Female sat low on nest & re-arranging stuff. Male arrives with a fish.

04/17/2023 by ChrisC
Female sat low on nest. Male perched on the hide.

04/10/2023 by ChrisC
Nest built. Female stood on the nest. Male on the hide, eating a fish..

04/02/2023 by ChrisC
Two Ospreys on the hide. Looks like some nest building happening.

03/26/2023 by ChrisC
One Osprey perched on the hide. Another seen perched on a tree near the shore.

03/19/2023 by ChrisC
Nothing seen

03/13/2023 by ChrisC
One Osprey perched on the hide.

03/06/2023 by ChrisC
One Osprey (F?) perched on the hide. Later another perched in a nearby tree flies to the hide, acrobatics, then flies off.

08/28/2022 by ChrisC
One juvenile on the edge of the hide.

08/27/2022 by ChrisC
One juvenile on the hide. It flies to a nearby tree after about 5 minutes.

08/21/2022 by ChrisC
Two juveniles on the hide at first. (Hide seems to have had some maintenance work). After about 15 minutes, adult arrives with a fish. One juvenile is lucky.

08/20/2022 by ChrisC
One juvenile on the hide. It flies off after 10 minutes.

08/14/2022 by ChrisC
Two juveniles on the hide. One eating a fish. After about 15 minutes, both fly off. One returns soon after.

08/06/2022 by ChrisC
One juvenile on the hide at first. It flies off and joins another Osprey nearby, before returning to the hide.

07/31/2022 by ChrisC
Two juveniles at either end of the hide. Eating fish at first, then both fly off after about 10 minutes.

07/24/2022 by ChrisC
Female close to nest with one juvenile at the other end of the hide. Second juvenile not seen.

07/19/2022 by ChrisC
Female on nest with two juveniles sat up and looking around.

07/11/2022 by ChrisC
Female on nest with one chick visible, lying down flat in the nest. Male not seen.

07/03/2022 by ChrisC
Female on nest shading 2 chicks. Male heard nearby, but not seen.

06/26/2022 by ChrisC
Two adults on the hide. Male a little distant from the nest eating a fish. Female on nest with 2 chicks clearly visible. No feeding observed.

06/19/2022 by ChrisC
Female Osprey sat upright in the nest. At least one, possibly two chicks seen.

05/30/2022 by ChrisC
One Osprey sat up in the nest, occasionally reaching down. Other Osprey perched nearby.

05/22/2022 by ChrisC
One Osprey low in the nest.

05/15/2022 by ChrisC
One Osprey low in the nest,.

05/06/2022 by ChrisC
Strange arrangement of wings/feathers from first viewpoint. Getting closer revealed female low on nest. Probably re-arranging things earlier.

05/01/2022 by ChrisC
One Osprey low in the nest, another perched on the blind.

04/24/2022 by ChrisC
One Osprey low in the nest, another perched nearby.

04/17/2022 by ChrisC
One Osprey fairly low in the nest, another perched nearby.

04/10/2022 by ChrisC
Pair seen on the blind.

04/09/2022 by ChrisC
One juvenile on the hide.

04/09/2022 by ChrisC
One juvenile on the hide.

04/03/2022 by ChrisC
Pair seen on the blind.

03/27/2022 by ChrisC
Pair seen on the blind. Male bringing nesting material.

03/11/2022 by ChrisC
Single Osprey on the blind.