Nickname
millsite
Coordinates
(54.0421, -128.699)
Substrate
metal lamp stand
Description
new pole outside of camp area, near SPCA
Followers
None
What to look for
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2023 - birdlady2019 - birdlady2017 - birdlady2016 - birdlady2014 - birdlady2013 - birdlady
aAdult Arrival5/6/235/5/184/20/174/24/154/29/144/25/13
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying5/13/235/12/18
bIncubation Initiation5/15/236/1/155/10/13
cClutch Hatching6/10/236/26/157/27/146/29/13
dNestlings332
eFledglings232
eFirst Chick Fledging8/13/238/1/158/6/14
fChicks Last Observed9/13/239/10/158/10/14
xNest Failure6/30/186/1/17
xReason For Nest Failureothereggs or young killed by predator

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Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by birdlady
Adult arrival04/25/2013Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation05/10/2013Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/29/2013Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by birdlady
Adult arrival04/29/2014Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging08/06/2014
Egg layingChicks last observed08/10/2014
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatching07/27/2014Reason for nest failure
2016 Nest Activity Report by birdlady
Adult arrival04/24/2015Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging08/01/2015
Egg layingChicks last observed09/10/2015
Incubation initiation06/01/2015Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/26/2015Reason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by birdlady
Adult arrival04/20/2017Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure06/01/2017
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureeggs or young killed by predator
2019 Nest Activity Report by birdlady
Adult arrival05/05/2018Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying05/12/2018Chicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure06/30/2018
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure?eggs frozen by May cold weather
2023 Nest Activity Report by birdlady
Adult arrival05/06/2023Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging08/13/2023
Egg laying05/13/2023Chicks last observed09/13/2023
Incubation initiation05/15/2023Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/10/2023Reason for nest failureonly 2 of 3 chicks successfully fledged. query youngest ones was taken by an eagle

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

09/26/2023 by birdlady
The first adult osprey returned on April 19/23. in Early May both adult osprey were seen at the nest, always one adult was there. Saw our first visual evidence of young osprey on July 1st. There were 3 very hungry demanding youngsters in the nest. But at the end of July we noticed only 2 young osprey in the nest. one young bird was very vocal Also evidently this young osprey got itself into trouble when out fishing. It was trapped in a water source on the industrial site. Luckily it was rescued by workers on site and our local SPCA Young osprey safely returned to nest site. The last osprey was seen on September 13/23

11/01/2018 by birdlady
the osprey pair returned at the end of April/early May to this nest site. they appeared to have mated and laid eggs. weather was unseasonably cold in mid May. pair seemed to have abandoned this nest site at the end of May. in August one adult osprey was seen for a few hours at the nest site. 2nd year that no live young have been born. this nest was moved from its original site in Feb. 2016. old nest site always had live young that fledged

09/27/2017 by birdlady
this nest was moved from its original site inside the camp area amongst ATCO trailers to outside the camp area. A new pole was put up and the original nest was moved to the new metal pole site. the osprey returned and occupied the nest, a pair by the end of April. however by the end of May and June 1st, eagles predated on the nest and the osprey left. no young were raised in this nest this year. will have to wait and see if the osprey come back again in 2018 to this nest site

08/26/2016 by birdlady
this nest is in an industrial camp setting. a successful breeding year again for the osprey

07/24/2015 by birdlady
there were 3 young in this nest. one was much older than the other two. all fleged. but two of the young were found on the ground near the nest. they were rescued and sent to Prince Rupert for bird rehab and then sent onto OWL in Delta for the winter

04/24/2015 by birdlady
one osprey seen at nest site

08/10/2014 by birdlady
the young ospreys have fledged! we saw one of the young practice flying around the nest area. the other young and adults were gone from the nest site

07/28/2014 by birdlady
this nest is in the middle of an industrial camp. there are ATCO trailers all around it! young chick appears to be very healthy

04/26/2014 by birdlady
osprey have returned to this nest site now a camp for 1000 workers around the nest site. many tall structures have been removed from the area. busy industrial site

08/10/2013 by birdlady
July 7/13 1 young in nest July 21/13: 2 adults & 1 young in nest Aug.4/13: 2 adults & 1 young all eating in nest

07/09/2013 by birdlady
this nest is on a high metal post in the middle of an old industrial site. they are developing an atco trailer camp around it. there is one young and possible of two. checked on the nest on July 7

05/04/2013 by birdlady
birds returned to nest April 29/13