Nickname
North Beach #1
Coordinates
(38.7069, -76.5297)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
On the north side of the North Beach pier, outside the breakwater.
Followers
None
What to look for
Review All Observations
2021 - drwhitney2020 - drwhitney2016 - drwhitney2015 - drwhitney2014 - drwhitney
aAdult Arrival3/26/213/23/203/11/163/23/15
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings02
eFledglings02
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failureother

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2021 2020 2016 2015 2014

Activity reports

2014 Nest Activity Report by drwhitney
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2016 Nest Activity Report by drwhitney
Adult arrival03/11/2016Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2015 Nest Activity Report by drwhitney
Adult arrival03/23/2015Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by drwhitney
Adult arrival03/23/2020Nestlings0
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings0
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failureongoing combat with third osprey
2021 Nest Activity Report by drwhitney
Adult arrival03/26/2021Nestlings
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

07/26/2020 by drwhitney
This nest has been occupied each year since we arrived in 2014. This year (2020) one pair arrived, followed by the arrival of a second male. The two males competed for weeks and the pair on the nest never had eggs.