Nest #8856

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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	2023 - LNR	2022 - LNR
aAdult Arrival	3/26/23
aOccupied	Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying	4/14/23
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings		2
eFledglings		2
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure	5/9/23
xReason For Nest Failure	nest destroyed by substrate loss

Adult arrival		Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings	2
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Adult arrival	03/26/2023	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying	04/14/2023	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure	05/09/2023
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	nest destroyed by substrate loss

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

05/09/2023 by LNR

Had not driven by the nest for several weeks. When I did, the nest was gone. I would guess it collapsed under the weight.

04/16/2023 by LNR

Guestimate on incubation, but it looked like one of the adults is low in the nest at this point.

04/06/2023 by LNR

on 4/2/23 and 4/6/23 both osprey were present on branches next to the nest. On 4/2/23 one was definitely eating a fish.

03/30/2023 by LNR

3/26/23 Two osprey were flying near the Elmwood nest, one quite close to it. 3/30/223 Two osprey were sitting at the nest, mostly just looking around. This was around noon.

12/06/2022 by Ben Wurst

Nest was clearly active in 2022 if data recorded here is accurate.

07/26/2022 by LNR

There are two fledgelings in the nest. I noticed several osprey flying around the neighborhood a few days ago and by chance spotted the nest. This morning one adult was sitting on a branch below the nest with a fish and the two fledges were in the nest. One was doing some flapping. I have no further information on this nest.