This pair first nested in the Publix parking lot on a light pole. They later moved to the cell tower across the street when their nest disappeared.
Remnants of nest now in northwest corner of publix parking lot on light pole near "menchies". Check all around parking lot and cell towers across street.
Moved to lamp post in the BB&T parking lot, across from publix.
High School football field light pole. Was not allowed on campus, had to observe from the street. Looking from Google Maps its the Northwest Light pole.
Hard to see nest. If driving along Miriam St S, the nest is on your left after the first parking lot. Drive slow and look for the pole (base) of the platform within the trees, then follow it up to see the platform.
Also visible from the Gulfport shores condominium close by, if you go in the yard (apartments on your left & water on your right) you can view the platform.
Nest can be viewed from the end of 30th ave south, drive to end of street and park by the last house, then walk to the chain link fence and nest can be viewed from there.
62nd Ave S, Highland St S, and 62nd Pl S create a triangle of "park". Osprey nest is on top of a very tall live tree on right side of 62nd Pl S in a front yard.
Drive along Miriam St. S to the second parking lot at Clam Bayou (down by roundabout). If in the second parking lot, the nest is on your left above the trees.
Osprey tower near the southern end of the parking lot.
Once nest was destroyed, couple returned and appeared to move to light pole to the immediate left (if you're looking at it with your back to the tennis courts) of the original platform. They might rebuild nest on these lights instead of the platform.
there are two nests in this park, one closer to 4th street and one more in the middle of the park. This is the one farther into the park (about 75m from 4th street)
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve on Pine Flats Trail, located in a dead tree on the left that is easy to see from the trail. It is found in the loop of Pine Flats Trail and very high up. When you enter the trail, make a left (away from the picnic tables) when you come to the fork.
This nest was found a little past the Center Loop of the main trail in Boyd Hill Nature Preserve (past the pond and armadillo statue on the left and a fire hydrant on the right). Nest is very high up in a dead tree on the left across from lake; can be seen easily from trail.
This nest is close to the road by the golf course, near the Boyd Hill turn/entrance, and located on top a telephone pole. The nest itself is not very aesthetically pleasing compared to the other ones in the vicinity.
To get to this nest you can take 54th Ave. S to 31st St. S. and take a left. The power plant is locate approximately a mile and a half down 31st St. on the left hand side. It was difficult to view as it is in a no trespassing area.
The concrete structure sits on the waters edge. The structure is about 30 feet tall. It stands wider at the base of the structure, and narrows going towards the top. The top of the structure is flat and big enough to hold The Osprey nest, which is big
This nest can be accessed by making a left on to the main road once you enter Ft De Soto. Then you make the second left onto a service road that says "do not enter" (park maintenance area). In order to get to this nest you have to drive into a prohibite
This nest is at the very end of that small trail south of the boat launch. This nest is on a platform that the trail leads right under. It can also be viewed from Pinellas Bayway S.
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