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.
Large nest on back baseball field flood light in back of Canterbury school. Nest/pair first observed on march 1st 2016. Incubation assumed March 8th 2016.
Osprey nest on platform in light fixture. Nest is located parallel to the small baseball field. It is in between two buildings in a parking lot and the jungle gym/play ground is in the back of it.
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.
The nest is on a large sign in the parkinglot at 4th St N & 32ND Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL. Trek Bicycle and Harvey's 4th Street grill use the parking lot.
Located at boca ciega high school in the football/track field. If standing at the stands (with the high school behind you) the nest is to your right (east).
Located at boca ciega high school in the football/tack field. Located on a light pole, and if standing at the stands (with the high school behind you) it is on your left (west).
At Boca Ciega High school in the field to the left of the football/tack field. If standing at the stands with the school behind you, the nest is to the left (west). Osprey nest platform.
At Boca Ciega high school football/track field. If standing at the stands (with the school behind you) the nest is across the field (north) to the right (east)
At Boca Ciega high school football/track field. If standing at the stands (with the school behind you) the nest is across the field (north) to the left (west)
Nest is located on a live pine tree that can be seen when facing away from the park. The pine trees is one of the taller trees in the area located behind the first row of houses in the area.
4301 34th St S, on light pole. Enter the skyway mall parking lot, and if standing with your back toward the entrance of the building (looking out over the parking lot) the nest is on the pole straight ahead to the left.
4311 34th St S, on light pole. Enter into skyway mall parking lot at the entrance by spare room room mini storage (green signs) the nest is on the right side of the entrance road.
From Boyd Hill, if you are on the junction of Center and Field loop close to the road, you will see this nest in a live tree on the other side of the fence. If looking from outside of Boyd Hill, it can be seen from Fairway Ave S past the youth soccer field.
If you're approaching center loop from the main trail, take the right fork in the trail and the nest is easily visible on the lefthand side of the path on a large dead tree, within eyesight of the Great-Horned Owl nest.
Nest on top of light pole on south east (bottom right on a map) side of front parking lot of the school. Can easily observe from 54th S on side of street where there are school parking lanes.
This nest is on top of a channel marker in Bunces Pass near the bridge going into Fort De Soto. It can be seen from the bridge or from the youth camp area.
Nest is located on a platform to the right of Pinellas Bayway (visible from the road). Nest is located right after the turn for the boat ramp near two other nest platforms.
Nest is located on a platform to the right of Pinellas Bayway (visible from the road). Nest is located right after the turn for the boat ramp near two other nest platforms.
Nest is located on a platform to the right of Pinellas Bayway (visible from the road). Nest is located right after the turn for the boat ramp near two other nest platforms.
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.
On electric wires, NE corner. Pole X5132
2/14/16: they have put things on the pole to discourage nesting, so Eckerd College is going to stop monitoring it.
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.
On school flood lights behind building (drive around). two possible nests. first on flood light right behind school, second on flood lights on baseball field across bridge and further back behind school/marine lab.
When parked in the side parking lot, it is the first light pole on your right. It is located on the light on the football field. The recreation center is located on 22nd Ave S and 7th St S.
The nest is on Snell Isle Bldv NE close to the bridge that brings you to Coffee Pot Blvd NE. There is a group of three Norfolk Pines and the on closest to the right, farther from the other two trees, has the nest.
This is a stunted pine of some sort at the entrance to an apartment complex. The nest is quite shallow and the pair can be clearly seen by passing cars.
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
Nest originally was located in a dead tree which was uprooted in a storm last year after the ospreys had left. The ospreys returned 12/20/12 and are constructing a new nest in a dead tree app. 30 yards away from the original. This the 5th. year that we h
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.
Nest on light pole between softball and baseball field. Gulfport Tomlinson Park (baseball/softball) on 5th Street South and Tangerine Avenue South in Gulfport, FL.
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