Nickname
Pool 5 River
Coordinates
(38.4411, -76.1309)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
Nest located in the Blackwater River along Wildlife Drive before exit onto Rt. 335
Followers
None
What to look for
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2023 - Taylor2022 - Trevor2019 - Carly Sharp2019 - Megan Organist2018 - Miles2018 - isabel2018 - magaly
aAdult Arrival
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings22222
eFledglings2122
eFirst Chick Fledging7/28/238/1/22
fChicks Last Observed8/1/22
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by Miles
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by isabel
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by Carly Sharp
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by Megan Organist
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by magaly
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by Trevor
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings1
Nest Active First chick fledging08/01/2022
Egg layingChicks last observed08/01/2022
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by Taylor
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging07/28/2023
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

07/28/2023 by Taylor
1 adult and 1 fledgling observed.

07/19/2023 by Taylor
2 chicks observed. 1 chick standing at the edge of nest platform

07/12/2023 by Taylor
2 adults and 2 chicks observed.

07/05/2023 by Taylor
2 adults and 2 chicks observed. Nest appears to have less sticks than previously observed.

06/08/2023 by Taylor
2 adults and 2 chicks observed. One adult gathering sticks and branches as nest materials.

05/30/2023 by Taylor
2 adults in nest.

08/09/2022 by Trevor
Final day of observation. No activity. Nest was empty. No osprey seen nearby.

08/01/2022 by Trevor
Two adults with one fledgling.

07/27/2022 by Trevor
One adult with one chick.

07/18/2022 by Trevor
One adult with one adult. Second chick is assumed deceased.

07/13/2022 by Trevor
Two adults and one chick. Second chick was not seen. One adult was feeding chick.

07/05/2022 by Trevor
Two adults and two chicks.

06/27/2022 by Trevor
One adult and two chicks.

06/22/2022 by Trevor
One adult with two chicks.

06/13/2022 by Trevor
Two adults with two chicks in nest. One adult feeding both chicks.

06/07/2022 by Trevor
First day of observation. Two adults observed sitting in nest.

08/06/2019 by Megan Organist
One adult and one fledglings observed in nest at start of survey. After a few minutes, the other fledgling returned to the nest from a copse of pines along the water's edge.

07/30/2019 by Megan Organist
Both fledglings observed in nest with one adult; the other adult was perched on a snag of debris in the river.

07/26/2019 by Megan Organist
Both fledglings and adults observed in nest.

07/22/2019 by Megan Organist
1 adult and 2 fledglings

07/17/2019 by Megan Organist
Both adults observed in nest with both chicks.

07/12/2019 by Megan Organist
Two well feathered chicks observed sunning themselves in nest with one parent. During observation, the other parent joined them in the nest but was not carrying food.

06/30/2019 by Carly Sharp
Two adults and two chicks present.

06/13/2019 by Megan Organist
Two adults observed with chicks. One brought back a large fish during observation, and began feeding it to chicks.

05/31/2019 by Megan Organist
Two ospreys observed sitting on nest. Eventually one stood up, but did not leave nest.

05/31/2019 by Carly Sharp
Two Ospreys in this nest. It appeared as if one was incubating eggs but I could not see any eggs for sure.