Nickname
Cell Tower at I-64/I-464 Interchange
Coordinates
(36.7636, -76.2659)
Substrate
Utility Pole
Description
On cell tower near Dominion boulevard exit. Also accessible views from independence Blvd.
Followers
None
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aAdult Arrival3/3/243/2/23
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
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cClutch Hatching
dNestlings222
eFledglings
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Activity reports

2015 Nest Activity Report by Mj59
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
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 LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrival03/02/2023Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
Nest Activity Report by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult arrival03/03/2024Nestlings
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

03/15/2024 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:12 AM Osprey at cell tower

03/07/2024 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:04 AM Osprey perched on top of cell tower with nest. Preening. 55°F and overcast.

03/04/2024 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:02 AM - saw Osprey flying to cell tower with nest. 57°F

03/03/2024 by LauraLOVESbirds
9:26 AM - I took poor photo of Osprey flying down from cell tower with nest - down across small lake.

07/27/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
3:43 AM - Osprey on cell tower. 96°F and sunny.

07/22/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:07 AM - Two Ospreys on bottom level of cell tower, under nest. One Osprey left - and the other beat its wings. It was quite far away; but I think... it is a full-sized chick. If so, it would be the only chick I have seen this year. https://ebird.org/checklist/S145321590

03/08/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
12:51 PM: As I drove by, I watched both ospreys leave the cell tower nest together

03/06/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:30AM-Osprey at nest

03/02/2023 by LauraLOVESbirds
4:49PM-Osprey at nest

06/30/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:10 AM.- Adult osprey at nest

05/19/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:56 AM - Two adults Ospreys at cell tower nest. 69 degrees F, overcast and breezy.

05/18/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:15 AM - no Osprey at cell tower nest. Temps is low 60s with 5:55 AM sunrise.

02/11/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds
(New 2022 Season) 4:43 PM - osprey perched on cell tower used for nest in prior years. After spotting Osprey from I-64 today, I drove to Independence Parkway and photoed it from several locations including 600 Independence Parkway, Chubb Insurance. No necklace; so likely a male. No leg bands. 65°F and sunny. 5:41 PM sunset. Seems early for Osprey to return and early for them to be at nest sites; but earlier this week, a coworker told me she saw an Osprey carrying a large branch and flying over the Berkley Bridge in downtown Norfolk.

02/11/2022 by LauraLOVESbirds

08/01/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
3:53 PM Photoed at least two full-sized chicks vocalizing/begging. 80°F

07/18/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:05 AM - no Ospreys visible at or near the nest. 81 degrees F and sunny. 5:59 AM sunrise

07/05/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
Photoed at least two full-sized chicks in the nest. 70°F and mostly sunny. 5:52 AM sunrise.

06/06/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:05 AM - Two adults at the nest. Photoed after one left. 73 degrees F, 5:46 AM sunrise

05/15/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:52 AM: uploaded photo of empty nest. No Osprey or activity at nest atop cell tower

05/15/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:50 AM No Osprey or activity at nest atop cell tower

03/23/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
Saw Osprey leaving top of cell tower, instead of second level (just under the top). Nest was on second level last year. I will be interested to see which level Ospreys use this year.

02/28/2021 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:26 AM - spotted Osprey fishing over lake beside nest on cell tower.

08/31/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:55 AM (20 mins after sunrise) - Osprey perched on light over pond beside cell tower with nest. Vocalizing. Flew back to nest on cell tower.

08/12/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:05 AM - photoed two immature in nest on cell tower

08/08/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:05 AM - photoed two immature in nest

08/05/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:10AM - photoed one full-sized immature Osprey in nest.

07/16/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
9:25 AM - Osprey at nest. 86°F

06/22/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:01 AM - Both adults at nest. Uploaded two photos.72°F and sunny. 5:46 AM sunrise

06/09/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:30 AM two ospreys st nest atop cell tower. 75 degrees F. 5:45 AM sunrise.

05/15/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:48 AM - Osprey perched on third platform from top. (posted photo) 64°F, sunny and 5:57 AM sunrise.

04/18/2020 by LauraLOVESbirds
8 AM - Osprey on nest. Like last year, nest is on second platform from top. (posted photo) Second Osprey seen fishing over lake about 1/4 mile away. 63°F and light rain

06/15/2019 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:27 AM Three adults at nest? All three birds had yellow, not red eyes, and feathers were brown, and not white-tipped. Two in nest together and third delivering food. Unlike typical nests in cell towers that are at top platform, this nest is on second platform from top. 59°F, 92% humidity, 5:45 AM sunrise.

03/06/2019 by LauraLOVESbirds
12:04 PM man at nest/top of cell tower. Allowed during start of breeding season?? 36°F and sunny.

06/09/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:48AM: Adult at nest.

06/02/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:40AM: Adult at nest.

04/02/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
Adult at nest. 62°F

03/30/2018 by LauraLOVESbirds
5:19pm: Copulation. Photo uploaded. 70°F and overcast.

07/01/2017 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:37am - bird in nest. Photoed from south, via 638 Independence Pkwy. 75°F

06/18/2017 by LauraLOVESbirds
7:04am - photoed nest from south, via Independence Pkwy

04/04/2017 by LauraLOVESbirds
8:04am: Spotted Osprey in nest. It was my first Osprey of 2017, and (per ebird) Chesapeake's second of 2017. (George Harris spotted the first at Great Bridge Battlefield Park 2/19/2017.)

05/28/2016 by LauraLOVESbirds
6:39pm - adult on nest