Nest #9065

Nickname

Arthur Hills Golf Course, hole #5.

Coordinates

(32.2413, -80.6984)

Substrate

Dead Tree

Description

Located on the Arthur Hills Golf Course near the T box on hole #5 in Palmetto Hall. This nest is past Fish Haul Rd. You have to cross over and then it is on the left side as you are driving the cart path. This nest is off Mangrove Street in the vicinity of nests #7567 and 7019. We have confirmed that these are three separate nest in proximity.

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

	2023 - CarolC
aAdult Arrival
aOccupied
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation	4/14/23
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure	6/23/23
xReason For Nest Failure	adult abandonment

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied		Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/14/2023	Nest failure	06/23/2023
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	hatching never occurred and female has abandoned nest

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

06/23/2023 by CarolC

Chris K reports: I have been to my last remaining nest #9065 and have not seen the female osprey for several weeks. NOTE: Since it has been 2.5 months since we believe incubation started and there has been no sign of hatching or the female, this nest will be called inactive.

05/28/2023 by CarolC

Chris K reports: #9065 on the golf course has a female that has been sitting in the nest for a long time. She is always there in the evening and at this point she may not be sitting on viable eggs. NOTE: We noted incubation beginning on about 4/14 so it is possible that eggs hatched but the chicks are not visible. She would still be in the nest an we migh observe feeding behavior. We will wait to see.

04/22/2023 by CarolC

Chris K reports: Both April 14th and April 22 the Osprey was on the nest. Note: based on this report and photo, it appears incubation is underway.

04/04/2023 by CarolC

Chris reports: one osprey still around nest.

03/23/2023 by CarolC

This nest was first reported in late March 2023 and added to the project. When found on 3-23-23, one osprey was perched above the nest.

by CarolC