Nickname
111-A-004 (CI-4)
Coordinates
(39.9836, -74.1189)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
Blue and White Trail Bird Blind. Right Side of Island.
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
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2023 - Cattus Island County Park2022 - Cattus Island County Park2021 - Cattus Island County Park2019 - Cattus Island County Park2018 - Cattus Island County Park2017 - Cattus Island County Park2016 - Cattus Island County Park
aAdult Arrival3/23/224/1/194/25/183/30/173/25/16
aOccupiedYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying4/22/19
bIncubation Initiation6/9/235/6/225/11/214/29/194/25/184/27/17
cClutch Hatching6/7/215/20/19
dNestlings13
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging8/1/19
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016

Activity reports

2016 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrival03/25/2016Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrival03/30/2017Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/27/2017Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrival04/25/2018Nestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/25/2018Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrival04/01/2019Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging08/01/2019
Egg laying04/22/2019Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/29/2019Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/20/2019Reason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation05/11/2021Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/07/2021Reason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrival03/23/2022Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation05/06/2022Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by Cattus Island County Park
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation06/09/2023Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

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Nesting Diaries

07/19/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
No individual on nest. Possibly one fledgling in nearby tree and one adult in another tree. Could belong to another nest as a few are in close proximity. Various calling between individuals heard.

06/15/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult in nest.

06/02/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult female sat in nest, calling intermittently. Various osprey were flying around area as there a multiple nests, unsure if one belongs to this nest.

05/25/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult stood on perch next to nesting platform. Inside of nest was obscured by trash and sticks, could have another adult laying inside.

05/11/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
Adult laying in nest with a flat back, presumably incubating.

04/20/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult female laying in nest, flat back, possibly laying eggs.

04/11/2022 by Cattus Island County Park
Female observed sitting in the nest, male flying overhead, calling heard from both individuals.

09/01/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
No individuals on nest, one adult female on perch across from nest. Distant calling heard.

08/18/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
Two juveniles stood on nest.

07/28/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult stood on perch next to nesting platform. Three individuals flying overhead, some juveniles. Calling heard from group. May have some association with nearby nest 5.

07/14/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
Two adults and two chicks observed. Chicks were in nest, one adult was stood on nest and the other was stood on nearby perch. Both were calling every so often.

06/22/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult female sat on nest, occasionally calling and responding back to another adult flying NW overhead of the nest (also calling). One chick spotted popping it's head out from the nest.

06/15/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult female standing on nest. Two chicks observed one standing next to the female adult, the other sitting in nest (only head popped up).

06/08/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
Two chicks observed in nest. One adult male stood on nest with chicks. One adult female on perch.

06/02/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult, presumably male, laying in the nest. One adult female perched on nearby post with food in her talons.

05/25/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adults laying in nest with a flat back and calling occasionally. The male adult flew over head then into a nearby tree causing the individual in the nest, presumably female, to call again.

05/17/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult observed laying in nest with a flat back. Calling heard from nearby.

05/12/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
One adult laying in nest with a flat back. Head turning and alert. Distant calling heard then another adult flew in with a fish and landed in a nearby tree. Individual in nest continued to call.

04/28/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
Two adults observed. Female laying in nest, male standing on nest then flying around and collecting branches.

04/19/2021 by Cattus Island County Park
Female was laying in the nest and calling. The male flew in and landed on the nest, calling as well. The female then hopped onto the back on the male and she then flew off. The male remained in the nest. A turkey vulture then flew by the area and the male started to call in alarm before the vulture flew off.

08/30/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
No individuals are observed or noted in the area of this nest.

08/01/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
One juvenile is observed, no adults are seen in the vicinity.

06/07/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
Male and female are present. Male is persistent with calling, though there do not appear to be any rivals nearby. Female appears to be picking at food, and feeding a chick. Calls from nearby nest seem to upset the perched male overtime, making him agitated.

05/20/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
One individual in the nest appearing to be calling to male. One hatchling has been observed.

05/06/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
One individual observed in the nest, incubating

04/29/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
Individual present in the nest, two individuals are observed nearby. Female returns to nest with partially eaten fish.

04/22/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
Male and female present, female appears to be incubating, while male is perched on the perch pole

04/15/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
Male and female are present, one in the nest and one on the perch pole

04/01/2019 by Cattus Island County Park
Male and female are present, engaging in hunting behaviors

08/03/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
One large chick is present and very wary in the nest. Male and female parents are not evident in or around the area at first. male flies in with very large catch, and chick calls frantically. Male does not bring the catch to the nest, and eats on the perch pole briefly before bringing his catch to the chick.

07/20/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Two individuals are seen from a distance, one is in the nest and one is on the perch pole. There is one presumed chick

07/13/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Female is seen flying in with catch upon approach. She lands on the nearby perch pole but does not eat, because the male, who was in the nest, has spotted the observer and begins to defensively call and soar above the observer's head. No chicks are observed.

06/29/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Male was perched above the bird blind and flies off upon approach. There is a female in the nest with one visible chick. Male chases a sea gull that flies near the nest for less than one minute. He circles back and lands in a tree out of sight. There is an unidentified individual perched in a nearby tree. After the sea gull excitement female turns her attention to the observer and flies out of the nest and circles overhead, making high pitched defensive calls.

06/22/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Female's repeated calls can be heard upon approach. Takes off and soars above bird blind, calling during the duration of her flight. She seems to be disturbed by observer's presence. Highly defensive behavior leads the observer to suspect there are newly hatched chicks in the nest. No male is spotted in the area

06/15/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Male and female are present in the nest, silent. Male flies down to the feeding pole with part of a catch it seems

06/08/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Male perches on V perch. Female flies off upon arrival. Male seems to call after her and she returns after a short time. Female soars and stoops past the nest more than 10 passes and lands on feeding perch. Female perches for less than a minute and flies off again and does not return. Male remains in the nest for some time and flies out in the same direction of the female.

06/01/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Male flies off suddenly; it is possible that he noticed the observer as an approach was made. Female calls after him for about a minute with no response. She makes a five note call in relatively frequent succession. Male returns to the area a few minutes later and calls to the female who seems to return the vocalization in the same pattern. There are two un-nested individuals that are seen in the area that the male is perched near.

05/25/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Confirmed female sits on perch calling. Male silent at first in the nest begins to join in calling and the two carry on for around 3 minutes

05/09/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Male and female present. Male perched on the edge of the nest, female is in the nest.

05/02/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Male is present on the perch of the nest.

04/26/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Female is present in the nest

04/18/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Unknown individual sits on feeding pole

04/11/2018 by Cattus Island County Park
Unknown individual sitting on extended perch.

07/11/2017 by Cattus Island County Park
This nest has 3 nestlings this year! The fishing must be good. All look healthy, still a lot of growing to do :)

06/29/2017 by Cattus Island County Park
Saw two nestlings this morning! Nest looks healthy. Keep checking for updates :)

06/14/2017 by Cattus Island County Park
Mama was home today and it looked like she was feeding her young one(s). Haven't seen them yet, but we are keeping our eyes open!