Nest #517

Nickname: Recreation Dr across from Landstown Elem School
Nest substrate: Power Line Tower
Nest Location Description: Recreation Dr across from Landstown Elem School Va Beach, VA. This Power Line Tower is used by a pair of bald eagles during the winter months as a daytime perch to forage for fish in pond below tower. Their nest is 1/2 mile away.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Virginia Master Naturalist, Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers, The Center for Conservation Biology
Latitude: 36.774324
Longitude: -76.105192
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2020 2019 2018 2015 2014 2013 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival 03/14/2012 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 04/08/2012 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 04/18/2013 Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2014 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival 03/24/2014 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
2015 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival 03/28/2015 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
2018 Nest Activity Report by pammonahan
Adult arrival 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
2018 Nest Activity Report by LES
Adult arrival 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 LES
Adult arrival 03/04/2019 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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/09/2020 by LES
I saw a second bird in the nest this morning.

03/09/2020 by LES
The nest is gone!! This morning it was there, but there are 4 work trucks in the parking lot and the nest is gone. I saw an osprey bringing sticks trying to build it back. Why would they destroy the nest? It has been there for years.

03/04/2020 by LES
I saw an osprey in the nest Wednesday morning around 7:30, saw it circling for the lake around 2:00, and then going back to the nest.

03/21/2019 by Our Mindful Classroom
Two osprey spotted at nest, appear to be male and female pair.

03/13/2019 by LES
We are observing lots of activity; fixing up the nest and hunting for food.

03/05/2019 by LES
I'm not sure when the osprey arrived. I saw a bird on the platform a week or so ago. But yesterday I heard and saw one on the nest, (the nest is pretty skimpy looking). This morning, I saw one hovering over the lake looking for food while one was perched on the nest platform. Another one was noisily flying over the parking lot at LES. Yay, spring!

03/19/2018 by pammonahan
Both Osprey in nest. Male left and took off, returning within five minutes with a stick. Took off again. Female arranging sticks in nest.

03/09/2018 by LES
One has arrived! I haven't been able to get a close enough look, though, to establish the age nor gender. Maybe another sharp-eyed citizen scientist can.

02/27/2018 by LES
Spring seems to be springing and my class is anxiously awaiting some osprey activity!