Nest #6882

Adult Arrival

Look for 2 adults on the nest. The adult pair will show pair bonding behaviors such as vocalizations, aerial sky dances, and the male feeding the female fish. You may see the pair copulating, which typically begins 14 days before laying eggs.

Incubation Initiation

Females will lay 1 - 4 eggs at a rate of one egg every 1 - 2 days. After laying, incubation starts. Look for adults taking turns sitting low in the nest incubating eggs. The incubation period can last 35 - 43 days.

Clutch Hatching

Chicks hatch ~39 days after incubation begins. Look for adults bringing food to the nest and making "head bows" into the center. Chicks typically can't be seen until they are 2 - 3 weeks old, so feeding behavior is the only way to know chicks are there.

Nestling Count

Around 4 weeks after hatching, look for the heads of chicks to show over the rim of the nest, particularly when adults bring food to the nest. Other times they lie flat and are harder to see. Count the number of chicks in the nest before they learn to fly

Fledgling Count

Chicks begin flying around 7 - 8 weeks old, and are still fed by the adults. Count the number of chicks who have successfully fledged the nest and are observed flying.

Chick Last Observed

4 - 10 weeks after fledging, chicks begin leaving the nest area to migrate south, once they have learned to fly and feed themselves. Record the date that the last chick left the nest.

Nest Failure

Look for signs of nest failure like adult abandonment, adults no longer incubating eggs or feeding young.

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	2019 - Deepwater	2017 - Deepwater
aAdult Arrival	3/20/18	4/5/17
aOccupied	Yes	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying		4/19/17
bIncubation Initiation		4/19/17
cClutch Hatching	5/25/18	6/1/17
dNestlings	2	2
eFledglings	1	2
eFirst Chick Fledging	7/20/18	7/17/17
fChicks Last Observed	8/6/18
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Adult arrival	04/05/2017	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	2
Nest Active		First chick fledging	07/17/2017
Egg laying	04/19/2017	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation	04/19/2017	Nest failure
Clutch hatching	06/01/2017	Reason for nest failure

Adult arrival	03/20/2018	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	1
Nest Active		First chick fledging	07/20/2018
Egg laying		Chicks last observed	08/06/2018
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/25/2018	Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

10/05/2018 by Deepwater

In 2018, the pipe structures for this nest were removed so no activity was noted. later in the season, a nest was found nearby on other pipe rack. Assuming it is same pair from 2017. Note that one nestling became entangled on nesting material and was rescued by local animal control. No outcome was reported for this bird. The other nest made did fledge.