Nest #5433

Nickname:	Up on Long Creek
Nest substrate:	Dead Tree
Nest Location Description:	Long Creek Trail, top end.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups:	Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers
Latitude:	36.9118190673762
Longitude:	-76.0487181772019
Followers:	None

Past Seasons

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

Activity reports

2014 Nest Activity Report by Junebug

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied		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 Junebug

Adult arrival	03/19/2015	Nestlings	1
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active	Yes	First chick fledging	06/30/2015
Egg laying		Chicks last observed	06/30/2015
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching	06/06/2015	Reason for nest failure

2016 Nest Activity Report by Junebug

Adult arrival	03/11/2016	Nestlings	2
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	2
Nest Active	Yes	First chick fledging	06/25/2016
Egg laying	04/02/2016	Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching	05/19/2016	Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

07/22/2016 by Junebug

Oh dear! Last weeks storm destroyed the nest. The dead tree snapped in two. Thankfully all four osprey are safe, and they continue to gather at a nearby tree.

07/08/2016 by Junebug

So excited to watch both chicks practicing flying, then returning to the nest. Both are doing very well. A great blue heron nest nearby has two new fliers as well.

06/09/2016 by Junebug

So excited to see both chicks today! They are getting stronger, turning their heads like mom and dad. So glad to see them both.

04/15/2016 by Junebug

Mom sitting on nest. Dad on nearby branch as usual.

03/26/2016 by Junebug

Yippee! The two have set up quite a nice nest. Now we wait...

07/11/2015 by Junebug

Good news! I spotted Junior on a nearby tree. So this nest produced one , just like last year.

07/02/2015 by Junebug

I spotted a chick 6/6/2015 and was so excited to see the family growing. Darn though, I saw the chick one or times after that, and now I don't see him anymore. both adults are still active in the area, and sit on the nest, but no chicks!

05/24/2015 by Junebug

Visited Friday and Sunday 5/23/2015. So excited to watch the two adults. Can wait for the chicks.

05/06/2015 by Junebug

One adult is sitting on the nest. One is close by. Visited 5/5/2015, 5/3/2015. Survived the wind storm!

04/25/2015 by Junebug

Visited this week several times. Boh adults active on he nest.

04/18/2015 by Junebug

I visited the nest Friday afternoon. One adult always sitting on nest, one nearby. Fingers crossed! This nest had one chick last year.

04/12/2015 by Junebug

I have been away for a week and couldn't wait to get back to observe. One adult was sitting on the nest, the other close by. Visited today, and yesterday.

04/02/2015 by Junebug

Visited the nest today. Very windy. One adult present, but she was calling.

03/30/2015 by Junebug

I visited the nest yesterday (3/29/2015) after a miserable week of bad weather. Both adults were present, and busy.

03/25/2015 by Junebug

Visited again this afternoon, 3/25. Female at the nest, male in nearby tree eating fish. The nest continues to grow.

03/24/2015 by Junebug

My mom and I visited th nest yesterday. It's about. a mile walk from th parking lot, but my 94 year old mom wanted to watch. Nest building continues.

03/22/2015 by Junebug

I visited the site early today. Both adults were there. Nest is growing. They got a late start!

03/21/2015 by Junebug

I watched this nest last year, and it was late compared to other FLSP nests. One chick was hatched, and I watched him/her all season. The pics I posted this year are of the first adult arrival (3/15/2015) and then two adults observed 3/19/2015. Let the games begin!

03/21/2015 by Junebug

Visited the nest today, and started taking pics of nest to see how it's growing. Two adults at nest again today.