Nesting Diaries
No nest present but male flying ~50 feet away
No ospreys in nest, but a male on pole across field. Nest looks good.
Nest good, but not full. One sitting inside nest, possibly incubating. Later saw pair perched on sides of nest, then one sat in it.
One osprey on nearby light pole and one sitting inside nest. Nest looks the same
One perched on nest, one on nearby lightpole. Nest looks the same
None in nest, but one on nearby lightpole. Nest is shallow but okay.
Nest looks okay, but still not full. Male on nearby lightpole and one sitting in nest, possibly incubating? Another flew around and landed on different nearby lightpole, unsure of its sex. Later saw female on pole and male sitting in nest.
Female perched on nest. When male flew by (twice) she called a lot and opened her wings and called a lot, then he flew to nest 1210. Nets maybe looks a little more full.
Female perched in nest, calling out with no reply. Nest still looks incomplete.
Pair perched in nest. Nest looks same, it still doesn't fill the whole box.
Male perched in nest, calling out. The nest looks just as incomplete as before.
Pair standing in nest. Nest on platform looks very small and sort of incomplete.
Female in nest, but she doesn't seem to be on eggs. Nest is in good condition. Monk parakeets are underneath nest on light pole.
No osprey are in nest. Nest still is in good condition. Crows are on on the light pole next to the nest.
Male and female osprey are by the nest on the light pole. Nest is in good condition. Monk parakeets are flying around the nest.
Nest seems to have more sticks added to it. Female Osprey in nest. Many osprey are in the area. Monk parakeets on light post underneath the nest.
The nest is very small- there is only a handful of twigs. There is an osprey in the nest but its sex is unknown
Nest is in good condition. However, there weren't any Ospreys in the nest but there were some in the area.
Osprey sighted on light pole beneath nest, other osprey seen circling the area.
Osprey sighted on light pole behind nest.
Ospreys sighted on light pole next to nest
Ospreys sighted near nest 1210, not in this nest.
Does not appear active. No Ospreys in area.
Pair was seen both in the nest, feeding hatchlings. Nest has not been added to and remains small, but active.
One adult (gender unknown) was seen perched in the nest. No sighting of a mate.
Female was seen in the nest feeding hatchlings. A male was spotted perched somewhat nearby, unclear whether he is the paired male or belongs to another mate.
Pair was spotted in the nest, feeding hatchlings. Nest is still very small, but occupied.
Nest is small but still well formed, no ospreys sighted, unknown if nest is still occupied
Very little nesting material, pair may have moved to the newly formed nearby nest.
Little nesting material in the platform, no ospreys spotted near the nest. Again however there was one osprey spotted perched by a nearby nest.
No ospreys were seen in the nest. However, there was a male and a female osprey in a tree across the baseball field from the nest.
Still very few nesting materials on the platform. However, a female osprey was spotted on the platform and there was a male osprey in a nearby tree.
Very few nesting materials on the platform. Did not see any osprey come into contact with the nest for 10 minutes.
no osprey, good condition of nest
No osprey present. Female and two males in area
No osprey, good condition
Male next to nest and two osprey of unknown gender in area
No osprey, good condition
Osprey of unknown gender next to nest
Nesting material with unknown osprey
Nesting material. Unknown osprey.
no nest, aunt female on light pole
Nest present. One fledge in nest. Male nearby
Female in nest, possible incubation
Hard to determine sex, but possible female sitting low in the nest
Female laying in the nest no male in sight
Male perched in the nest and the female laying possible incubation
Osprey perched in the center of the nest- cannot determine the sex.
No osprey in the nest, but female osprey perched on backstop about 10m below nest.
Male osprey perched below nest on light. No sign of female.
No sign of an osprey in the area.
Today I observed a female osprey perched 20 meters away from nest on light pole. No sign of male.
Male osprey spotted perched on dugout.
No sign on osprey in or around nest.
Female osprey perched in the middle of the nest. She is looking around the nest and making high pitched chirping sounds.
No sign of any osprey in the nest or immediately around it.
No sign of osprey in or around nest.
There was one nestling spotted but no adults nearby at the time observed
There is one adult present in the nest.There is also a chick visible! It is incredibly small compared to the chicks in nearby nests. It must have hatched recently. After fifteen minutes of observation the other adult osprey flew over from an adjacent light pole.
A female adult osprey is present in the center of the nest. There appears to be movement in the middle of the nest, but it is difficult to make out whether it was a hatchling or just nesting materials when the female readjusts herself.
Both adult osprey are present during the period of observation. One osprey flew away after about five minutes and did not return within the next twenty minutes.
There is one osprey present at the nest. Today I observed before sunset and the lights on the majority of the light poles are turned on. Only the silhouette can be made out.
Both a male and female osprey are present sitting together in the center of the nest. They appear settled and still. The female has a flat back as if incubating.
There is an osprey sitting on the adjacent light pole. It is hard to discern whether there is an osprey head in the middle of the nest or if it is simply built up nesting materials.
Both a male and female were present at the beginning of the observation period. The female was quick to fly away. After five minutes the male followed. In fifteen minutes the female returned.
No osprey were present during the observation period.
No birds were present in this nest during the observation period.
No birds present in nest. Loud baseball event occurring on nearby field.
Male and female osprey both present in nest upon arrival. The female was rearranging the nesting materials. The male flew away, circled, and flew back two times.
No ospreys were in the nest during period of observation. On the light pole adjacent to the nest there was an osprey couple, sitting calmly.
One osprey visible, appearing to be a female. The osprey was sitting on the side of the nest rather puffed up.
Male osprey seen trying to rebuild the nest. No females in sight.
Nest was destroyed. No materials left on the platform. There is a male osprey perching where the nest was before, however.
One male Osprey seen perching in the nest.
The female Osprey was sitting in the middle of its nest when I first arrived on the scene. About five minutes later a male Osprey flew into the nest. The two sat side by side for a few minutes. The male Osprey then left while the female stayed.
Adults arrived January 2013. Incubation began during February 2013. Pair last seen at nest May 2013.