Rookery Bay Avian Program
Description
Directly west of Goodland boat ramp, visible from west end of dock.
1 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2025 Season Data
Nest Status
active
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
3
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 18 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 0 | N | 3 | young laying down | ||
| Note: | All three laying down at first, but two moved about the nest and were standing erect for part of nest check. 3 feathered chicks, one visibly younger than other two | ||||||
| February 21 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | ||
| Note: | Chicks unattended for most of visit, with chicks alternating between standing erect and laying down. Male returned and perched in nearby mangroves. Female returned shortly afterwards with a large crevalle jack. Smallest/youngest chick seemed to be fed less and last | ||||||
| February 24 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young laying down | ||
| Note: | Male brought back 1 striped mullet during visit. Youngest chick fed first | ||||||
| February 28 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | ||
| Note: | Male perched less than 20 yards away in tree, calling. Female feeding chicks 1 large jack. Chicks appear approximately 6 weeks old, closer to 5 weeks for youngest of the three. | ||||||
| March 7 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 2 | N | 3 | young standing | ||
| Note: | 1 adult at nest, other perched nearby. Chicks appear around 6 weeks or so. Will increase visit frequency to determine fledging success. | ||||||
| March 10 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | ||
| Note: | fish delivery observed | ||||||
| March 17 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 1 | N | 3 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Flight exercises observed! Adult left nest at start of observation window. | ||||||
| March 21 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 1 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | ||
| Note: | Some wing exercises observed, chicks should be fledging soon | ||||||
| April 1 | Rookery Bay Avian Program | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | All chicks fledged, nest now in disrepair, but last chick observed on 3/28 was expected to fledge any day | ||||||
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