Nest #8739

Nickname

PD Jones Golf Course

Coordinates

(32.1747, -80.7142)

Substrate

Live Tree

Description

Location is next to the 17th green on the Jones Golf Course in Palmetto Dunes. There are 2 vine covered pine trees just east of the green. The nest is in the right tree if you are standing on the green facing east. It is not real visible but I saw an Osprey fly into the tree/nest.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

LowCountry Institute

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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Activity reports

	2022 - CarolC
aAdult Arrival
aOccupied	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Adult arrival		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

03/19/2023 by CarolC

Steve J reports: This morning an Osprey was standing on the edge of the nest.

02/25/2023 by CarolC

Steve J reports: The 2 times I have checked in the past 2 weeks, one time an Osprey was in the Pine tree next to the nest. The other time no activity. So time will tell.

06/22/2022 by CarolC

Steve J reports: I have not seen any activity in a month or 2. I am sure it is an inactive nest.

05/31/2022 by CarolC

Steve J reports: 3 wks ago I saw 2 Osprey in the tree above the nest. My last 2 recent visits I have not seen any Osprey

05/03/2022 by CarolC

Steve J reports: I went over to the new nest today to see if I could a better picture of the nest. images added with pointer to hidden nest and then the adults on the branches. The nest is really hidden, barely visible. 2 Osprey were in the tree next to the nest.

04/29/2022 by CarolC

Steve J found this nest in late April 2022. The nest has been set up based on this information; There are 2 vine covered pine trees just east of the green. The nest is in the right tree if you are standing on the green facing east. It is not real visible but I saw an Osprey fly into the tree/nest. Another Osprey was visible in the nest. NOTE: IT sounds as if incubation may be underway, but since this nest was just reported, we have no dates to provide.