Nickname
Poplar Island 44
Coordinates
(38.7433, -76.3745)
Substrate
mooring piling offshore
Description
Nest on group of offshore mooring piling at boat landing on south end of island near fuel farm
Followers
None
What to look for
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2015 - Poplarcrew2014 - Poplarcrew2013 - JanR
aAdult Arrival
aOccupiedYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying5/5/15
bIncubation Initiation5/5/15
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings000
eFledglings00
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure5/13/15
xReason For Nest Failureothernest destroyed by humanother

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2015 2014 2013

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by JanR
Adult arrivalNestlings0
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings0
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurehuman disturbance
2014 Nest Activity Report by Poplarcrew
Adult arrivalNestlings0
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings0
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failurenest destroyed by human
2015 Nest Activity Report by Poplarcrew
Adult arrivalNestlings0
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying05/05/2015Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation05/05/2015Nest failure05/13/2015
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureNest was removed due to high human disturbance at nest site. Both eggs were placed into a foster nest located in Poplar Harbor. Both eggs hatched in foster nest

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Nesting Diaries

06/15/2015 by Poplarcrew
Eggs from this particular nest were placed in a foster nest where they successfully hatched. The hatchlings were then transfered to a secondary foster nest and successfully fledged.