HHI Osprey Watch
Description
This nest was built by eagles several years ago. For the past 3 years, the eagles had abandoned the nest. In March 2025, it was discovered that osprey have moved in. This nest is located in the Sea Pines Forest Preserve. To observe the nest, you walk up the Service Road across from Fisherman's Point off Fish Island Trail. Take a left at Bridle Trail and walk along the tree line. The nest is quite a distance between Bridle Trail and Boggy Gut, high up in a pine tree. The nest is very large.
1 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2025 Season Data
Nest Status
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Clutch Status
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Young Status
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Clutch history milestones
March 15, 2025
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Brood history milestones
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| March 15 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N |
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| Note: | Joanne V reports: This is the initial observation for this nest. It used to be an eagle's nest, but ospreys seem to have moved in. When I got to the nest, a female osprey was on a branch near the nest. She flew over to another branch in the same tree, still near the nest. I saw another osprey fly near the nesting tree, but it did not fly into the tree. It is not known if this was the male mate to the osprey in the tree. I am looking for a monitor for this nest. Until one can be found, I will check the nest. | ||||||
| March 22 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N |
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| Note: | Joanne V reports: There was a male osprey sitting on a branch on the nesting tree. I observed him on this same branch last week. This nest is very far away and is very deep (as it had been an eagle nest previously). There is absolutely no way to determine if there is a female deep in the nest incubating eggs. This nest was discovered late in the nesting season, so it may not be possible to record any additional seasonal milestones unless or until chicks can be seen in the nest. Stay tuned. | ||||||
| March 27 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Theo G reports: I have only witnessed a female osprey on the nest or within sight of the nest. | ||||||
| April 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Theo G reports: this continues to be a challenging nest to observe. There is no visible activity within the nest (which is very deep and far away). The male osprey is perched on a branch in the nesting tree. There is no way to determine if incubation has been initiated. | ||||||
| May 3 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Theo G reports: As for the brindle path nest it’s the same as always. Barely see anything except when osprey is on a branch. NOTE: this nest is quite a distance from the nearest viewing point. Unless chicks emerge above the nest, it will be challenging to determine nest productivity. | ||||||
| June 9 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Joanne V reports: no activity observed in or round this nest today. It is such a deep nest and quite a distance away from the only viewing spot; it can only been observed with a zoom lens or binoculars | ||||||
| June 21 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Based on weeks of no activity, this nest is deemed nonproductive. | ||||||
This nest has 2 reference photos. View Photos
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