Osprey Nests in North America

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18 APR 2022 - St. Petersburg, FL

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07:59:25 am, 19 APR 2022 - St. Petersburg, FL fish delivery and change

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Boulder County, Colorado

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPDLn_38nrM
Residents have returned!

Mom returned on the afternoon of March 27, and the male returned on the morning of March 28, 2022.

And they are baffled by baffle! Geese had laid claim to the nest and a rebar and streamer goose deterrent was placed by Boulder County on March 24. It worked! The geese could not defend the nest from the center, and Mom fairly easily displaced them after her arrival.

Boulder County removed the goose deterrent in the early afternoon
http://ospreynotes.com/wp/2022/03/28/elementor-5717/

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Chesapeake Bay, MD:

1st egg laid 12:29pm 20 APR, egg #2 on 23 APR, egg #3 on 25 APR 2022
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Dunrovin Ranch, Lolo, Montana, USA.

Dunrovin seems to be running ok! The only problem is the 1st egg that Harriet laid, apparently got punctured by one of her talons so it most likely won't hatch.








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Skidaway Island in Savannah Georgia has been busy this year. First the Great-horned Owls moved onto the nest and beat the Ospreys back. They just had one owlet fledge and now Rhett and Scarlett are back! YAY! 3 CAMERAS, HERE:loveshower:
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During the Fall of 2014, a pair of Great Horned Owls began frequenting an abandoned Bald Eagle nest adjacent to a protected, nutrient-rich salt marsh along the Georgia coast. This nest sat nearly 80′ above one of the six Audubon International Certified golf courses at The Landings, on Skidaway Island, near Savannah, Georgia. Over the course of 2015 and 2016, a pair of owls successfully fledged four owlets from the site, but they did not return to breed again until 2022, when they fledged one owlet.

Instead, a pair of Ospreys began renovating the nest and committed to breeding at the same site from 2017 to 2019, when the dead tree that held the nest was removed due to being designated as a falling hazard. A new nest site was erected in an adjacent tree in the fall of 2019, and the Ospreys were quick to take up residence at the new site in 2020.

Ospreys are consummate fishing birds, and this pair fishes primarily from the nearby salt marsh, ponds, and waterways. They use their 6–7 foot wingspans to soar above the water, looking for fish, then diving as deep as 3 feet for shallow-swimming prey. Adult Ospreys usually weigh 3–4 pounds, and they can carry prey up to 50 percent of their own weight. Ospreys can live up to 25 years, and they typically lay 1–4 eggs in a clutch.

Most Osprey pairs are monogamous, staying paired across seasons and beginning nesting soon after each returns from a long migration. Both sexes incubate the eggs. The female sits for the majority of the time (including throughout the night) while the male provisions her with fish. After the eggs hatch, the male continues to bring fish to the nest; the female exclusively broods the young and dissects their meals for about a month after hatching. Later on, when the chicks no longer require her protection and their appetite for fish increases, she will leave the nest and go fishing.
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Dunrovin Ranch, Lolo, Montana, USA. 2022

None of Harriet's eggs will hatch. At least one has a hole and possibly two if not all 3. Harriet and Swoop continue to incubate, even though the eggs are past the hatch date.



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Jun 11, 2022 • Very sad. Poor chicks are starviting to death - no food for over 24 hours. The female on the nest in the video is the NOT mother but an intruder female.

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Bald Eagle seems to come out of nowhere and takes one of the chicks from the nest. Video shot from 2 cameras in regular and slow motion. :cry:

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:hi:
Unfortunately, the eggs are broken - no chicks this season. :unsure:

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Hi Chatters,

We are so very disappointed that none of the eggs hatched this season. We wanted to see them raise their first chick together but it didn't work out this season. This is unfortunately the third season without chicks.
As said before they are bonded and if they both survive the winter and return we expect them to try again next year. There are lots of hypothesis on why the eggs have cracked and it can be any of those or multiple factors.
Mom and Dad will continue to stay in the area and sit on the egg until their instincts tell them otherwise. Dad will continue to provide fish to mom and himself. Like last season, they may venture around the area and we may not see them as much on the nest.

We want to thank everyone for understanding and their positive and kind words. We will continue to be here and welcome any questions. Our chatters are really the best and this community is amazing. Have a wonderful rest of your day!
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Lots going on right now at Hog Iland, Boat House nest where they have the first, ever, hatches at that nest with the new parents Dory (mom) and Skiff (dad).

All 3 hatched and are healthy and eating well. This is Dory's first time at being a mom and she is doing a splendid job. The below info is copied from the Expore.com website.
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From this live camera on top of a boat house, you can see the Audubon Society's ornithology camp at Hog Island, an idyllic habitat where more than 200 species of birds live.

We're so excited to see Dory's chicks and know that the boathouse is teeming with life!

Sloop, Skipjack, and Schooner have wonderful parents in Dory and Skiff, who are already so attentive and providing the finest fish the Gulf of Maine can offer. I'll be back next Tuesday from 6PM-7PM EST to answer more questions, but I'll be sharing updates through the featured comments before then. I'm hopeful that the chat will be open full-time again soon. The page is in need of moderators, so if you're able to help out of if you're interested in supporting this page, please reach out to volunteer@explore.org.

We'll also be streaming the nest on the National Audubon Society Facebook page this coming Saturday from 4PM-5PM EST!

Please don't hesitate to send in questions for Hog Island staff members and Audubon naturalists! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... Q/viewform Thank you for your continued support of Hog Island's ospreys and the beautiful birds who call the boathouse home!



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Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
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Disappearances, surprise eggs, turbulent weather and more. It's been a hectic past few months at Tom & Audrey's nest. Take a look back at this season with a new Crazy Osprey Family blog.
https://ospreycamerablog.wordpress.com/
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Here at the secret location, we dared not hope beyond hope that a second clutch of eggs was imminent. The first clutch had barely been laid when the three eggs met their untimely demise. Tom and Audrey were acting just like they normally did prior to laying a clutch of eggs. All of the reading and research we had been doing indicated that a second clutch was indeed possible if the first clutch was lost early. And then on May 31, Mother Nature showed up and said “Hold my beer”! So we did, and…..

Lo and behold, Egg #1 of Clutch #2 arrived! Happy day and great joy all around!! First time for a second clutch at the secret location, thank you Mother Nature!
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Breaking bird news! An osprey chick hatched early this morning at 3:41 AM! Congratulations to Tom and Audrey on their first chick of the season. Here's hoping the next egg hatches soon.

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Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

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The Hog Island Boathouse chicks sure have grown in what seems like yesterday.
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As for Steve, he's still doing great on his new, off-camera nest on Hog Island's Long Cove. Some Hog Island staff members wonder if he abandoned his old nest due to the lingering and persistent presence of a Great Horned Owl who has been heard nightly nearby.
Here's a map of the island which shows Steve's new nesting location, as well as some photographs captured by him and his mate a few weeks ago from Hog Island visitor and volunteer Kathy Lena:

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As for Steve, he is still enjoying his new off-camera nest on the island's Long Cove. He has been seen fishing around the island daily, along with his mate. The female he's been photographed with may be Callie, but Hog Island staff invites your eyes to look closely! Here are some shots of Steve recently captured by Hog Island volunteer Kathy Lena:
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