Nickname
SharkRiver18
Coordinates
(40.1921, -74.0616)
Substrate
cell tower
Description
SharkRiver18. This big nest has been occupied for at least 10 years. In 2012 they raised 2 chicks. As of November 2016, this nest has been completely removed by the owner of the cell tower.
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
What to look for
Review All Observations
2017 - MB2015 - KMM2014 - jimbowie2013 - annewithany2012 - annewithany
aAdult Arrival3/27/173/29/153/27/14
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings2
eFledglings2
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed9/18/12
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by annewithany
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed09/18/2012
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by annewithany
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by jimbowie
Adult arrival03/27/2014Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by KMM
Adult arrival03/29/2015Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by MB
Adult arrival03/27/2017Nestlings
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

04/19/2017 by MB
Glad to see this pair is busy rebuilding, but the nest is much smaller than the one removed.

04/06/2017 by MB
Ospreys are back and seen with sticks on this cell tower, hopefully rebuilding after Crown Castle Communications removed their nest last fall from the cell tower without replacing it onto a better perch.

11/10/2016 by MB
This has been a successful nest for at least 10 years. It has now been removed by the owners of the cell tower. Let's hope these birds return in the spring to rebuild!

04/04/2014 by annewithany
Nest repair underway, one of the biggest I have ever seen

10/05/2013 by annewithany
Although I saw adults around this nest and it looks active, it is so high that it is difficult to determine the # of chicks, who is an adullt or who is a fledgling. Last osprey around the nest was in mid-September