Nickname
Great Bridge Middle School
Coordinates
(36.7095, -76.2371)
Substrate
Cell Tower
Description
Nest at the soccer/softball fields adjacent to Great Bridge Middle School. Directly across the street from McDonald's. Used to be on cell tower; but in 2022 they started using athletic light pole.
Followers
None
What to look for
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2020 - LauraLOVESbirds2019 - LauraLOVESbirds2018 - LauraLOVESbirds2013 - ShutterbugBob
aAdult Arrival3/8/203/2/193/16/13
aOccupiedYesYesYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation4/21/13
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2013

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by ShutterbugBob
Adult arrival03/16/2013Nestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation04/21/2013Nest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
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 LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrival03/02/2019Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrival03/08/2020Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

08/19/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
11:50 AM - Photoed Red-tailed Hawk perched on cell tower.

07/01/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:19 AM - Photoed cell tower and light pole. Incomplete/unused nests. :( https://ebird.org/checklist/S143204887

03/30/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:26 PM - Osprey near cell tower

03/22/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:03 PM - Osprey flew low and northeast over Mount Pleasant Rd. at Woodford Drive. 58°F and partly sunny. 7:18 PM sunset

07/03/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:15 AM - Photoed adult Osprey at nest

07/01/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:30 PM - Nest on athletic field light, not cell tower. Used cell tower in prior years. 82°F. 8:27 PM sunset. Light smoke in the air from Hyde county North Carolina from June 19th lightning strike

06/09/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
7AM - Adult in nest. Note: nest is on athletic field light pole closest to battlefield boulevard instead of on cell tower. In past years, nest was on cell tower.

03/27/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
9:06 AM Osprey circling beside nest atop cell tower. 63°F

08/08/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:50 AM - adult perched on lightpole near cell tower with nest

07/29/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
11:07 AM Osprey at nest

03/08/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
12:30 PM - Nest building. One osprey staying int the nest, and the other delivering sticks to the nest.

07/29/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:50am: Osprey at nest. (77 degrees F, and 6.06AM sunrise)

05/28/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:20 AM: two adults at nest. One left and returned twice during my 25 minutes there. (74°F. Sunrise was at 5:49 AM today.)

05/28/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
Nest location is east of Battlefield Blvd, at 36.7103,-76.2361.

04/21/2013 by ShutterbugBob
Observed male bringing a fish to the nest and relieving female of nesting duty.