Nickname
NE: 3rd St. & 38th Ave
Coordinates
(27.8072, -82.6357)
Substrate
Utility Pole
Description
This pair first nested in the Publix parking lot on a light pole. They later moved to the cell tower across the street when their nest disappeared. Remnants of nest now in northwest corner of publix parking lot on light pole near "menchies". Check all around parking lot and cell towers across street. Moved to lamp post in the BB&T parking lot, across from publix.
Followers
None
What to look for
Review All Observations
2017 - carly2017 - KatieG2016 - Conner C.2016 - KC2015 - Beth2015 - LibbyWilkinson2015 - Erin2015 - jheckman2014 - jmkuperb2014 - laacuna2013 - Beth2012 - Beth
aAdult Arrival2/6/152/20/152/10/12
aOccupiedYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesNoNoNoNo
aActiveYes
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation1/16/17
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings222
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed6/28/167/5/15
xNest Failure4/19/154/28/14
xReason For Nest Failureunknown reasonunknown reasonnest destroyed during stormnest was very small

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrival02/10/2012Nestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest ActiveYesFirst chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurenest was very small
2014 Nest Activity Report by jmkuperb
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure04/28/2014
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurenest destroyed during storm
2014 Nest Activity Report by laacuna
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by Beth
Adult arrival02/06/2015Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure04/19/2015
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureunknown reason
2015 Nest Activity Report by LibbyWilkinson
Adult arrival02/20/2015Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by Erin
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by jheckman
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed07/05/2015
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2016 Nest Activity Report by Conner C.
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureunknown reason
2016 Nest Activity Report by KC
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed06/28/2016
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by KatieG
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation01/16/2017Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by carly
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

12/10/2017 by Emily Gould
Nest is small and fairly flat. Osprey perched in nest.

11/30/2017 by Emily Gould
Build up of a nest. Female osprey perched in nest.

11/16/2017 by Emily Gould
Nest is falling apart and is almost gone.

10/25/2017 by Emily Gould
Nest is not well maintained and is falling apart.

10/06/2017 by Emily Gould
Nest is falling apart

09/23/2017 by Emily Gould
Nest is large. No osprey sighted.

07/11/2017 by Maddie
Nest Condition: Very large nest Ospreys: none

07/05/2017 by Maddie
Nest Condition: Good, very full nest Ospreys: two ospreys present, unable to determine sex

06/17/2017 by Maddie
Good big nest. No ospreys present Original nest in Publix is abandon, birds seemed to have moved to cell tower

05/04/2017 by carly
female low in nest

05/04/2017 by carly
female low in nest

04/30/2017 by carly
female low in nest

04/24/2017 by carly
female low in nest

04/16/2017 by carly
female standing in nest

04/13/2017 by carly
nest is bigger female is low in nest

04/02/2017 by carly
female there and standing but no male

03/19/2017 by carly
The female was standing and looking around a lot and male left when I arrived

03/09/2017 by carly
female standing in nest but no male

03/03/2017 by carly
male was building the nest

02/24/2017 by carly
female standing in middle of nest - nest is not big

02/16/2017 by carly
nest small, male is standing in the nest, no female

02/09/2017 by carly
nest is small, no osprey in nest

01/24/2017 by AllyMoran
Female is in nest, male is flying around over the parking lot

01/22/2017 by KatieG
female incubating, male seen perched nearby

01/19/2017 by AllyMoran
No osprey visible, but could be sitting very low in nest incubating.

01/17/2017 by KatieG
female looks to be incubating sitting low and wide in nest, male perched nearby

01/09/2017 by AllyMoran
Nest appears to be larger, with both male and female osprey in the nest. Possible incubation.

01/06/2017 by KatieG
well-maintaned, recently added to nest, unknown gender perched 100 yards away.

12/09/2016 by carly
nest maintained

11/13/2016 by carly
nest visible no ospreys were sited

10/20/2016 by carly
nest visible no osprey

09/30/2016 by carly
nest visible, no osprey present at moment

06/28/2016 by KC
2 fledglings in nest. A large osprey across the street perched on light post at Bank of America sex unknown. No other signs of adults.

05/05/2016 by smgordon
1 osprey sitting on nest sitting down low. Sex unknown. Nest looks the same.

04/21/2016 by smgordon
no activity on nest but female osprey on light pole in parking lot. Possible active nest in area that I have not found

04/07/2016 by smgordon
abandoned nest, no ospreys in area

03/22/2016 by smgordon
Nest still abandoned, no ospreys in area

03/08/2016 by smgordon
Abandoned nest, no ospreys in area.

03/08/2016 by smgordon
Abandoned nest, no ospreys in area.

03/01/2016 by smgordon
No ospreys in area. Two abandoned unkept nests in Publix parking lot.

02/16/2016 by smgordon
Remnants of nest (pieces hanging down, very small) on light pole in north west corner of publix parking lot (near "menchies"). no birds around.

01/11/2016 by Conner C.
Could not find nest.

11/19/2015 by CJGraham
no nest, no birds

10/14/2015 by CJGraham
destroyed, no birds

09/29/2015 by CJGraham
destroyed

09/21/2015 by Erin
Nest Destroyed. No birds of any kind nearby.

07/05/2015 by jheckman
2 fledge in nest

06/17/2015 by Erin
1 adult, 2 fledge at light in Publix parking lot

05/03/2015 by Danielle M
Unoccupied nest with an adult male nearby.

05/03/2015 by Danielle M
Unoccupied nest with an adult male nearby.

04/19/2015 by Danielle M
No osprey in nest.

04/12/2015 by Danielle M
Female sitting in the nest.

04/05/2015 by LibbyWilkinson
One male on side of nest

03/29/2015 by Danielle M
1 adult male near the nest, but no osprey in the nest.

03/23/2015 by LibbyWilkinson
One female sitting in nest

03/14/2015 by Danielle M
Unoccupied nest, one adult flying nearby.

03/06/2015 by LibbyWilkinson
1 adult female seen sitting in nest, no male in area

02/27/2015 by Danielle M
1 unidentified adult in the nest.

02/20/2015 by LibbyWilkinson
One adult female seen sitting low in nest, one adult male flying around the area. No ospreys were seen on or around the cell tower.

02/06/2015 by LibbyWilkinson
Not very developed nest on light post in Publix parking lot, about 3-4 adults spotted flying between Publix nest and cell tower across the street. Not sure if there are two nests now or the birds moved nests.

01/21/2015 by JHooten
No nest and no activity.

01/16/2015 by JHooten
No nest and no activity.

01/09/2015 by JHooten
No nest and no activity.

07/15/2014 by laacuna
We found a female around the nest but the nest looks kind of destroyed by last night storm

04/28/2014 by jmkuperb
Nest has been destroyed.

03/26/2014 by jmkuperb
No ospreys present, nest falling apary

03/12/2014 by jmkuperb
No ospreys at nest or nearby.

03/05/2014 by jmkuperb
no ospreys in nest, male on light post nearby.

02/26/2014 by jmkuperb
male bringing nesting materials to nest

02/19/2014 by jmkuperb
no ospreys in nest, nest appears to have fallen apart a bit.

02/12/2014 by jmkuperb
no ospreys in nest

02/04/2014 by jmkuperb
Female in nest, no signs of incubation.

01/14/2014 by Rory
A pair of ospreys were around and about. The nest did not seem very built and looked quite bare. Must still be in the process of moving.

08/01/2013 by Beth
Adults arrived June 2013. Incubation began during June 2013.