Nickname
College Creek Nest
Coordinates
(37.2174, -76.7066)
Substrate
Dead Tree
Followers
None
What to look for
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2017 - CB2014 - jude2013 - jude
aAdult Arrival3/31/173/19/143/4/13
aOccupiedYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation4/15/13
cClutch Hatching5/21/13
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure6/17/145/31/13
xReason For Nest Failureadult abandonmenteggs or young killed by predator

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Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by jude
Adult arrival03/04/2013Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/15/2013Nest failure05/31/2013
Clutch hatching05/21/2013Reason for nest failureeggs or young killed by predator
2014 Nest Activity Report by jude
Adult arrival03/19/2014Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure06/17/2014
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureadult abandonment
2017 Nest Activity Report by CB
Adult arrival03/31/2017Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

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Nesting Diaries

04/09/2017 by CB
Pair is building nest.

04/02/2016 by jude
Nest blew down a year ago and has not been rebuilt.

04/22/2015 by jude
No change in this information. No new nest in the area.

03/24/2015 by jude
The top half of the tree collapsed over the winter, taking down the nest with it. A lone osprey was sitting in a nearby tree but no nest building activity is in evidence in the area.

03/16/2015 by osprey007
There is no 2015 activity at this nest to date.

05/25/2014 by osprey007
Adult observed perched nearby, but no osprey observed in nest.

05/18/2014 by osprey007
Still sitting on next. Male flying around nest.

05/08/2014 by osprey007
Female incubating.

05/02/2014 by jude
Because of the angle of the nest, I can't tell if the female is in the nest and incubating or not. However, a male is nearby frequently. I have high hopes.

04/18/2014 by jude
The nest appears to be completed. At one point today, both adults were sitting on or near the nest. However, the female was not low in the nest but rather on the rim. It does not appear as if eggs have been laid.

04/07/2014 by jude
The pair of osprey seem to be renovating and rebuilding their already established nest. They continue to add branches....no incubating behavior yet.

03/23/2014 by jude
Still no activity. An osprey was sitting in a nearby tree but no second osprey and no rebuilding or rearranging in, on, or about the nest.

03/14/2014 by jude
No activity yet. The nest has survived the winter and will need little work this spring. However, last year it was abandoned mid-June, so we'll see if they return.

06/21/2013 by jude
Still no adults sighted in the vicinity and no activity around the nest. We will continue to observe in hopes that the young chicks are just out of sight.

05/31/2013 by jude
We sat and monitored for nearly 45 minutes today and saw no activity and heard nary a sound. Our fear is that the nest has been raided and that it is now abandoned. We will continue to watch and monitor closely.

05/24/2013 by jude
Still can't see within nest and am unsure just when eggs hatched. However, mother's behavior has definitely changed and both adults are going back and forth between nest and James River.

03/15/2013 by jude
Adult pair have returned and are rebuilding the nest. Its close proximity to the parkway has caused them to both be very shy of parked cars or of casual observation.