Nickname
Indigo Run--17 Branford Lane
Coordinates
(32.206, -80.719)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
Indigo Run--17 Branford Lane
Followers
None
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2022 - HHI Osprey Watch2021 - HHI Osprey Watch2020 - HHI Osprey Watch2019 - HHI Osprey Watch2018 - HHI Osprey Watch2013 - HHI Osprey Watch2012 - KristenM
aAdult Arrival3/18/213/6/18
aOccupiedNoYesYesYesYesYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation4/25/213/9/204/1/194/1/18
cClutch Hatching5/7/195/15/18
dNestlings111220
eFledglings101220
eFirst Chick Fledging7/8/206/15/197/8/18
fChicks Last Observed7/11/13
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failureunknown reasonother

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Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by KristenM
Adult arrivalNestlings0
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings0
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed07/11/2013
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult arrival03/06/2018Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging07/08/2018
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/01/2018Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/15/2018Reason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult arrivalNestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings1
Nest Active First chick fledging06/15/2019
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/01/2019Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/07/2019Reason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult arrivalNestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings0
Nest Active First chick fledging07/08/2020
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation03/09/2020Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureChick left nest but was probably injured and died after being rescued but before reaching the Bird of Prey Center.. See note posted 7-22-20
2021 Nest Activity Report by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult arrival03/18/2021Nestlings1
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings1
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/25/2021Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureunknown reason

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Nesting Diaries

02/24/2024 by HHI Osprey Watch
This nest shows no sign of activity for the 3rd year in a row.

05/12/2023 by HHI Osprey Watch
Robin S has not seen any activity at this nest. It is inactive this season.

03/08/2023 by HHI Osprey Watch
Robin S reports: I haven’t seen any activity at mine nest yet. It doesn’t appear that it was used last year. Hopeful!

02/26/2023 by HHI Osprey Watch
Robin S reports: No activity.

04/30/2022 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: No activity at the nest. We are calling it INACTIVE for the season.

02/25/2022 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: saw NO activity in the nest yet. However, I have sighted a few Ospreys fly by my nearby home recently. My birds have been known to be late nesters.

06/28/2021 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: I think my Osprey chick has fledged since I saw no birds in the Branford platform nest recently ... and I saw three Ospreys flying together and one looked like a young bird.

05/31/2021 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: A lone Osprey chick has hatched and was observed for the first time in the platform nest # 2512 on Branford Lane in Indigo Run. No other chick could seen ... but hoping for more.

05/03/2021 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: Both Ospreys were in the nest last week. Mom stayed and is apparently incubating her eggs ... and Dad is nearby and sounding off! They are late nesting this season.This makes about 18 years of Osprey nest occupancy in #2512 off of Branford Lane. NOTE: We entered incubation starting about April 25th based on this report.

03/18/2021 by HHI Osprey Watch
jack C reports: Today was the first time I have seen Ospreys in Platform Nest #2512 on Branford Lane in Indigo Run. Two adults were in the nest at the same time ... and then one flew away (probably, the male). It's a great sign that breeding has started there for 18 straight years!

02/22/2021 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: No activity on this nest as yet this season. They are usually a late nesting pair at this nest. However, I did see two Osprey 'fly-bys" recently ... and that is encouraging!

07/22/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
UPDATE: While the chick appeared to have fledged, he didn't make it. Sometime after he was reported to have fledged, a call was made to the Bird of Prey Center about an Osprey on the ground. Those looking for it did not find it and had hoped he flew off. The next day, another call was placed. This time, the bird was found. The plan was for him to stay with a trained rescuer for the center and then be transported the next day. On 7/22 I spoke with the Bird of Prey Center and was told that the osprey died prior to arriving at the Bird of Prey Center. Since he never reached them, they can not confirm what caused him to die. The lady I spoke with speculated that he may not have mastered flying and fell/injured himself. A sad ending to the nest this year. We indicated in the nest data 1 fledgling, because we do believe he fledged but then may have fallen/gotten injured.

07/12/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
jack C reports: The nestling fledged within the past week. Note: We are posting the date as July 8 as our best estimate.

06/21/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: This morning I found 1 chick and Mom in the nest. I assume the juvenile has not yet fledged ... but will update you when it does and the nest is empty.

05/08/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C. reports: Mom Osprey is in her nest and continuously looking down into her nest as if to be attending to her chick (s). I did not see the head of a chick … but strongly feel there is at least one chick in the her nest. (Due to the virus etc. no reports were possible since early March)

05/08/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
NOTE: based on the May 8th observation, we are listing 1 chick in the nest and will update it when we can confirm the number. We do not know the date of hatching, but estimate it may have been the week of April 13th.

03/09/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: For the first time this season I saw momma Osprey sitting on her nest, apparently incubating her eggs!

02/11/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: Saw an osprey in the area. The appearance of the Osprey is a good sign that nesting may begin soon in its nearby nest in Indigo Run

02/03/2020 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: No activity at all. This nest tends to have late arriving osprey.

07/19/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: My wife and I were playing a quiet game of Scrabble while overlooking our backyard creek (lagoon) and saw a juvenile Osprey from the platform nest at the end of our block fly by. It landed in some shrubs outside of our picture window and next to our home. It fell down into the shrubs and could not get out. I hurried outside to see what I could do to free it. I took a lawn rake. I was beginning to think the worse: This young bird has broken its wing or damaged something else ... and cannot fly! After about 15 minutes of prodding with the rake to try to make a clear path out and get it to move out of the shrub, it finally came to the front of the shrub and plopped out onto the ground. Then, it looked at me intensely for a few seconds as if to say: "Thank you" ... and then took off flying! What a great ending!!

06/26/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: Adult Osprey seen feeding large juvenile in platform nest.

06/18/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: I still have a lone large chick in my Branford Lane platform nest. However, I have not seen it fly as yet

05/07/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: Found an Osprey chick in the nearby platform nest with an adult for the first time this season!

05/05/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: Mom is still on one nest apparently incubating eggs. No sign or movement of a chick as yet!

04/27/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C reports: Mom and Dad Ospreys are at and on their nest ... but I have not yet seen the movement of a chIck! I'll keep you posted if that changes!

04/01/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
observer Jack C reports:Mom Osprey is in the nest and I assume she is incubating eggs. Poppa Osprey was on a telephone pole nearby.

03/12/2019 by HHI Osprey Watch
observer Jack C reports:Osprey was at the the platform nest but not in the nest as yet.

07/15/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
Jack C. reports: I have seen two Osprey chicks in the Branford Lane platform nest and saw one there today. They have both fledged and my best estimate is about a week ago.

07/14/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
2018 observations by Jack C.

05/30/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
Note that the hatching date of 5/15/18 is a pure guess based on incubation and appearance of at least one chick.

05/30/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
observer Jack C. reports: I saw an Osprey chick in the platform nest with Momma for the 'first' time this nesting season!

05/22/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
observer reports: Osprey was still in high platform nest at the end of my block on Branford Lane and looking down frequently ... 'apparently' paying much attention to chick (s) ... but I could not see a chick in the nest.

05/03/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
observer reports: Momma Osprey still in nest but cannot see any evidence of a chick as yet ... only Momma's head can be seen from my ground view. Will continue to monitor and let you know if/when a chick can be seen in the nest.

04/02/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
Observer reports: Momma Osprey is still on the nest with either egg (s) or Chick (s) ... I cannot tell at this time. I can only see the head of an adult Osprey pop up periodically. I assume all is going well since she is still on the nest. I think this one will be a late fledging based on others I've heard of this Spring!

03/07/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
Osprey have returned

02/24/2018 by HHI Osprey Watch
no activty

06/28/2017 by HHI Osprey Watch
The 1 chick has fledged; did no see any osprey at or near the nest

05/05/2017 by HHI Osprey Watch
There is a least 1 chick in the nest

04/07/2017 by HHI Osprey Watch
Adults tending to new born chick

03/01/2017 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 adult sitting beside the nest

07/02/2016 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 chick and 1 adult standing in the nest.

06/27/2016 by HHI Osprey Watch
Observed 1 adult and 1 large chick standing in nest

05/26/2016 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 very large chick standing on nest

04/21/2016 by HHI Osprey Watch
2 adults taking turns sitting on eggs

04/03/2016 by HHI Osprey Watch
Adult constantly sitting on nest

02/26/2016 by HHI Osprey Watch
2 adults standing on nest.

07/16/2015 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity obeserved

06/21/2015 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity observed

05/15/2015 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity observed

04/29/2015 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 adult sitting on nest

03/09/2015 by HHI Osprey Watch
2 adults mating in the nest

06/24/2014 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity observed

05/18/2014 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity observed

04/13/2014 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity observed

03/14/2014 by HHI Osprey Watch
2 adults standing on nest

08/26/2013 by HHI Osprey Watch
No activity seen at the nest

07/11/2013 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 fledgling standing in nest

06/06/2013 by HHI Osprey Watch
2 adults in and out of nest; could hear chicks in nest.

05/17/2013 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 adult sitting on nest

04/14/2013 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 adult seen flying over nest

03/16/2013 by HHI Osprey Watch
1 adult seen sitting on nest

07/13/2012 by KristenM
Nest present. No adults seen.

06/13/2012 by KristenM
Nest present. No adults seen.

05/18/2012 by KristenM
Nest present. No adults seen.

04/11/2012 by KristenM
Owl took over nest