Nest #638

Nickname: York River Nest 2
Nest substrate: Osprey Nest Platform
Nest Location Description: Nest is located behind the York River State Park Visitor Center on the beach.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Chesapeake Bay Osprey Watchers, Virginia Master Naturalist
Latitude: 37.4154885283016
Longitude: -76.7126392936706
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2020 2019 2018 2016 2012

Activity reports

2012 Nest Activity Report by Scientific Homeschool
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
2016 Nest Activity Report by Ginny
Adult arrival 03/14/2016 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
2016 Nest Activity Report by Shan
Adult arrival 03/23/2016 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 Shan
Adult arrival 04/02/2018 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 Shan
Adult arrival 04/02/2019 Nestlings 1
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 1
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging 08/10/2019
Egg laying 05/15/2019 Chicks last observed 08/11/2019
Incubation initiation 05/09/2019 Nest failure
Clutch hatching 06/15/2019 Reason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by Shan
Adult arrival 03/23/2020 Nestlings 2
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 2
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging 07/13/2020
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 04/23/2020 Nest failure
Clutch hatching 05/26/2020 Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

04/09/2020 by Shan
Les saw the pair mating

03/23/2016 by Shan
Males showed up to both York River State Park nests. YEA!!!

03/22/2016 by Shan
Both York River State Park (#783 & #638) have females on pretty bare nests. Saw a male flying in the area.

03/17/2016 by Shan
Both nests in the park have females on them. No sign of the males.