Nesting Diaries
Female and male sitting in the nest, appears to be eating a fish
Male on next pole over. Parakeet nesting material under both lights
Male on a nearby pole above bleachers. Parakeets and nesting material below the osprey
Male perched on the light near the nest, female perched in the nest
Female osprey low in the nest
Male osprey seen flying. No osprey in nest
Osprey seen around area, but none are in nest
Nest present but small. No osprey nearby
Female is perched on edge of nest leaning in, as though she were feeding chicks, but the chicks were not visible.
Adult female perched beside nest.
Adult in nest at beginning of observation, but flew away while I was in the area.
Nest present and intact, and both adults perched on edge looking in
Nest present, adult in incubation posture
Female in incubation posture with male perched next to her on nest
Nest present, adult female perched on edge of nest. Monk parakeets flying in and out of the underneath of nest
Nest present, no osprey seen in areas
Nest present, no osprey seen in the area.
One adult in the nest, gender unknown. Possibly in incubation posture
Nest present and intact. No birds on or near nest.
male and female both roosted. female appears to be in incubation posture for brief periods.
Female appeared to be in incubation posture during the entire observation. male seen briefly flying over left field area.
Pair roosted temporarily.
female roosted during entire observational period but not in incubation posture. Several (7) adults circling the athletic fields and waterfront p-lot area.
No adults present during observation. green monk parakeets roosted in the underside of the nest.
Minimal nest structure on platform. Adults absent during observation.
Nest is present with no ospreys.
Nest on actual lights was there and some nest material was present on the platform above the lights.
Nest present with parakeets and no osprey.
This nest was present but there was no activity in or near it.
Nest present, no ospreys around it.
Nest in good condition. One fledge in nest. Was seen bobbing it's head side to side.
Nest present. Female in nest with a spotted chick! However, sounded like there may be more than one
Nest present. Female in nest possibly feeding chicks
Nest present. Male and female in nest. Male flew away
Nest present. Possible chicks - female moving around in nest looking like she may be feeding
Nest present. Female in nest
Nest present. Male flying ~200 feet away.
Nest present. No osprey nearby
Nest present. Female in nest - possible incubation
Nest present. Female sitting in nest - most likely incubating
Nest present. Male perched on ledge next to nest. Female sitting in nest, most likely incubating
Nest present. Male and female in nest. Possible incubation
Nest present. Female in nest. Male landed quickly in nest then took off again.
Nest present with male and female osprey observed. Female appears to be incubating eggs.
Nest present and well-maintained. Male and female observed and actively building the nest.
Nest present and well-maintained with male and female observed sitting on the utility pole near the nest.
Nest present, male perched next to nest then flew away
Nest present, male in nest
Nest present, male perched on ledge next to nest
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male flying ~30 feet away for over 5 mins
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, 1-2 month old fledged.
Nest present, no osprey present.
Nest present, female on nest, signs of chicks
Nest present, male and female on nest. Appeared to be feeding chicks
Nest present, male and female on nest. Incubating.
Nest present, male and female on nest. Incubating.
Nest present, male and female on nest. Incubating.
Nest present, female in nest. Incubating.
Nest present, male and female on nest. Incubating.
Nest present, male and female in nest, incubation present
Nest present, male and female present in nest, possible incubation
Nest present, female perched on metal ledge next to nest, male lands on ledge, female jumps on the back of the male and remains there for ~5 seconds flapping wings. Male then flies off for a short period of time then returns to ledge with female.
Nest present, male osprey in nest, juvenile ospreys present
Nest present, no osprey present.
Nest present, female osprey next to nest
Nest present, male perched on ledge
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched on ledge
Nest present, male flying less that 10 feet away for multiple minutes but never landed
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched on ledge
Nest present, no osprey nearby
Nest present, male perched on ledge
Nest present, adult flying nearby
Both male and female were present at the nest
Nest was empty at the time.
Male perched next to nest, female in nest with nestlings.
Female in nest feeding hatchlings; male perched next to nest.
Female in nest with chicks.
Female in nest with 2 chicks, male perched next to nest.
Female in nest with chick; this is the first observation of a chick, currently only one has been seen. The male was perched on a light pole near by.
Male sitting on pole, no female present
Female in nest; no other osprey near by
No osprey in or near nest
No ospreys in or near the nest.
Female in nest. No other osprey near by.
Female osprey occupying nest. Two males were flying nearby. Returned 30 minutes later and one male was perched on the adjacent light pole eating a fish.
Male osprey present in the nest.
Today it looked like they were adding some new material to the nest. The male was present but the female was not around.
The male and female were both perched on the edge of the nest, the male flew away as we approached just leaving the female overlooking the nest.
No nesting during 2013 season