Nest #777

Nickname

Pelican Bay 2

Coordinates

(29.1541, -81.0593)

Substrate

Live Tree

Description

Pelican Bay Nest 2 is located by a sidewalk next to a street. In the past it's generally been a very successful nest, although one year one of the fledglings -- quite large -- died in the nest. So far this season I haven't seen much activity. My "avatar"

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

Florida Osprey Watchers

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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Activity reports

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure	other

Adult arrival	02/12/2013	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

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Nesting Diaries

10/05/2013 by Penny

No activity this year.

03/23/2013 by Penny

This nest has been really quiet this year. I'm not even noticing the osprey poop on the sidewalk underneath, so I'm a little worried. . .

02/13/2013 by Penny

Observed an adult osprey sitting in the nest February 12, 2013. First sighting of an osprey at this nest this season!

05/28/2012 by Penny

This has been such a successful nest the past years. During April, the female was hunkered down and the male was in his usual place perched on a nearby tree. There seemed to be a little activity in the nest early in May, and I assumed there were chicks. Then all got quiet again. My husband observed the male and female perched together on a nearby palm. We haven't seen them since, and it's clear the nest has been abandoned.

05/28/2012 by Penny

The update below is an update for another nest. This nest has been pretty quiet, and I'm not sure what's going on. I have seen only one bird there. Maybe they got a late start.

	2013 - Penny	2012 - Penny
aAdult Arrival	2/12/13
aOccupied	No	No
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure		other