Nest #460

Nickname: Keeling Cove
Nest substrate: Osprey Nest Platform
Nest Location Description: Keeling Cove - Lynnhaven River
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Virginia Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers, The Center for Conservation Biology
Latitude: 36.889913
Longitude: -76.095169
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2019 2018 2017 2015 2014 2013 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival Nestlings 2
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 2
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed 06/11/2012
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2013 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 04/16/2013 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival Nestlings 1
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 04/27/2014 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by LibbyM
Adult arrival Nestlings 1
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 03/29/2014 Nest failure
Clutch hatching 05/07/2014 Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by Crystal
Adult arrival Nestlings 1
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival 03/20/2015 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure 05/25/2015
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure unknown reason
2015 Nest Activity Report by Crystal
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure 05/25/2015
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure unknown reason
2017 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure 06/09/2017
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival 03/18/2018 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival 03/15/2019 Nestlings 3
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 0
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure 06/03/2019
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure eggs or young killed by predator

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/25/2019 by Reese
Both Osprey on nest 3/25/19

03/18/2018 by Reese
Both adults on nest 3/18/2018

05/25/2015 by Reese
Nest abandoned as of May 25, 2015

06/18/2014 by LibbyM

06/18/2014 by Crystal
1 adult unbanded seen at nest with 1 chick 6 weeks old.

05/22/2014 by Reese
May 22 one chick about 2 weeks old

06/12/2012 by Reese
June 11 - two chicks about 3 weeks old