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#5128 Hines Road

This nest is also located on the grounds of Ultramar, but at the north end of the property and is best viewed from Hines Rd., Dartmouth. The Shearwater Flyer trail runs along side the nest.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5127 Esso (B)

This is a 2nd nest located on the grounds of Esso Imperial Oil’s Marine Terminal, just along Pleasant Street, Dartmouth.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5032 Esso (A)

Located on the grounds of Esso Imperial Oil’s Marine Terminal, 602 Pleasant Street, Dartmouth. From 1918 to 2011, it operated as an oil refinery.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5078 Ultramar (B)

A 2nd nest located on Main Street, Eastern Passage and on the grounds of the Ultramar Distribution facility - an Eastern Canadian gas and home fuel retailer. As this is private property and the nest is a fair distance in from the road, the best w...
Substrate	Other (Specify)
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	2

#5031 Ultramar (A)

Located on Main Street, Eastern Passage and on the grounds of the Ultramar Distribution facility - an Eastern Canadian gas and home fuel retailer. As this is private property and the nest is a fair distance in from the road, the best way to obser...
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4742 Upper Tantallon

Nest is located on Route 3 and at the edge of a strip mall. Upper Tantallon is one the many areas just outside Halifax experiencing an urban development boom.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4744 Whycocomagh

Located within a First Nations community and on the grounds of Keltic Quay: http://kelticquay.com/osprey
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5037 Bi-Hi

Located on Hwy. 102 outbound between exits 2B (Larry Uteck) and 3A (Hammonds Plains Rd.). For many years the osprey used an adjacent utility pole ... in 2012 an artificial platform was constructed.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5030 Hartlen Point (B)

Located in Eastern Passage at the end of Shore Road and beside the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club … access via Shore Drive (No Trespassing).
Substrate	Other (Specify)
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5029 Hartlen Point (A)

Located in Eastern Passage at the end of Shore Road and next to the Hartlen Point Forces Golf Club … … access via Shore Drive (No Trespassing).
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5028 Bluenose

Located on Route 207 on the grounds of Bluenose Well Drilling (2371 Lawrencetown Road).
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5027 Mineville

Located just off exit 18 from Hwy. 107 on Mineville Road and on the grounds of Bennett Park.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 6 years
Followers	2

#5026 Hwy. 107

Located on Hwy. 107 outbound, between exits 17 & 18.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#5025 Westphal

Located on Route 7 (approx. 976 Main Street) at the entrance to a Nova Scotia Power substation and across from William Ross Ballfield.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 5 years
Followers	2

#5013 Wrights Brook

Located within Burnside Industrial Park and can be viewed at the back of 49 Pettipas Drive.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4731 Rocky Lake C

The 3rd and final nest along the same stretch of roadway as Rocky Lake Nests A and B. The nest was lost over the Winter of 2014 and in the Spring the pair relocated to a new site across the road on another utility pole.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4999 Westwood Hills

Located off Westwood Blvd. behind the strip mall in Upper Tantallon.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4997 Hubley

Nest can be viewed from Hwy. 103 between exits 4 & 5, or off Route 3 (St. Margaret's Bay Rd.) at Hubley.
Substrate	Other (Specify)
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#300 Ethel & Oscar

The Osprey is the Provincial Bird of Nova Scotia. Since 2007 Nova Scotia Power Corp. and the Museum of Natural History have partnered to bring this nest online via a webcam.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	3

#4843 Spectacle Lake (B)

The 2nd of 2 nests found within close proximity of each other within Burnside Industrial Park.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4734 Spectacle Lake (A)

Another new-to-me nest in 2013 that I only found in August, it is located within Burnside Industrial Park.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4844 Spectacle Lake

see Spectacle Lake (A)
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4745 Larry Uteck

Believe this nest was relocated due to construction of a new exit off Hwy. 102.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	7 months
Followers	2

#4743 Clam Island

Located on St. Margaret’s Bay, this nest can only be accessed by boat.
Substrate	Dead Tree
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4741 Lakeside

This nest is located at the edge of an industrial park.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4740 Purcell’s Cove Road

Nest is located off Route 253 on the grounds of the Canadian Forces Naval Engineering School. Be careful when stopping by the side of the road as there is a low shoulder.
Substrate	Other (Specify)
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4739 Spryfield

This nest is located in a residential area and on the grounds of a Nova Scotia Power substation.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4738 McNabs Island

One of Nova Scotia’s newest Provincial Parks, McNabs Island is located at the entrance to Halifax Harbour, and this nest can be found on the beach at Wreck Cove, popular among boaters. It’s neighbour – Lawlor Island – has a remarkable concentrati...
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4737 Dartmouth Car Port

Another example of the high level of tolerance of osprey, this nest is located in a busy container pier. Due to security restrictions, access to the nest is limited. The closest and safest viewing area is several hundred yards away … that is, un...
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4736 MacDonald Beach

Nest located off a busy road close to CFB Shearwater. Another example of a nest being relocated from a power line pole to an artificial platform.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4735 Morris Lake

This nest I was put on to in 2013 by a couple I met at Ethel & Oscar’s nest site (#300), and is located a few of miles away along Portland Lakes Trail.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4733 Lower Sackville

A new-to-me nest in 2013, it is located on the edge of an industrial area. At one point the nest was built on top of an electrical pole … I assume it is another example of Nova Scotia Power’s Relocation Program.
Substrate	Osprey Nest Platform
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4732 Bedford Commons

This nest is situated across from a new and very busy retail development park. I initially referred to it as the “Walmart Nest” – some of my osprey friends will recognize that name – as it was one of the first retailers to move into this park.
Substrate	Other (Specify)
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4730 Rocky Lake B

This is the 2nd of 3 nests along a stretch of roadway.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

#4729 Rocky Lake A

This nest is 1 of 3 lined up along a stretch of roadway … each roughly a hundred yards apart. As it is located next to a set of railway tracks, shows another example of the high tolerance level that osprey exhibit.
Substrate	Utility Pole
Last activity	over 9 years
Followers	1

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Activities	38
Photos	283
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