Nest #5831

Nickname: Holly Point, Great Neck, VB
Nest substrate: Osprey Nest Platform
Nest Location Description: Located at end of dock in Brown Cove in Great Neck in Virginia Beach, VA
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: The Center for Conservation Biology, Virginia Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers
Latitude: 36.872414
Longitude: -76.061109
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2019 2017 2016 2015

Activity reports

2015 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival Nestlings 3
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 Crystal
Adult arrival Nestlings 3
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
2016 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 06/22/2016
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 eggs or young killed by predator
2019 Nest Activity Report by Reese
Adult arrival Nestlings 2
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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

06/21/2019 by Reese
June 20, 2019 banded two chicks with purple bands 77/D and 78/D. See photos.

06/18/2017 by Reese
Rour eggs in nest April 17, 2017. Four chicks on May 17. Nothing in Nest June 9. Great Horned Owls predated??

07/06/2015 by Reese
Two of the three chicks were banded July 1, 2015 with purple bands 47/B and 48/B. The third chick was too young to band.

07/01/2015 by Crystal
3 juveniles in nest banded 2, third too small. Banded Right USGS 0928-13920/Left Purple 47/B, Right USGS 0928-13921/ Left Purple 48/B

06/18/2015 by Reese
New platform in 2015. As of June 18 there are two chicks about 2-3 weeks old