HHI Osprey Watch
Description
This nest is in a pine tree near a lagoon on private property near 61 S Port Royal Drive. This is the second year this pair nested, but there was no assigned monitor until 3/25, so no previous data is available.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
February 23, 2026
unknown
March 27, 2025
Brood history milestones
May 5, 2026
June 26, 2026
unknown
1
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| January 6 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: This nest is still visible and in good shape. No osprey activity as yet. | ||||||
| February 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Paul P reports: I am happy to report that first thing this morning I saw one of the Osprey (m) in the nest tree. The attached photo is of this Osprey. Just about an hour ago I saw this Osprey in the nest tree and another different Osprey flying around the nest area. | ||||||
| February 23 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: I saw both ospreys on the nest on 2/23. One was sitting on or near the nest and the other came in with nest building materials. Then they worked it into the nest. | ||||||
| March 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: On approximately March 10th one of the nesting pair was observed bringing nest building materials to the nest. The other osprey was not seen. | ||||||
| March 21 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: March 21st one osprey was observed next to the nest and the other (female) was observed in the nest but low and very inconspicuous. Can I assume that they have mated and the female is sitting on eggs? NOTE: The timeline is good for possible incubation. We will wait at least another week before declaring eggs laid. | ||||||
| April 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Paul P reports: Yesterday, after over a week of not seeing either of the osprey on or near the nest I can now confirm that the female osprey is on the nest and probably incubating her eggs! I could hear the osprey but could not see either of them near the nest. I stood around the nest tree and finally saw the female osprey stand and fluff up her wings and then re-settle in the nest. No photos but I definitely saw her on the nest. At this time I believe that she may have been on the nest with her egg(s) for at least the past week. I am basing this on the fact that I had not seen either of the osprey in the nest tree in over a week. My thought is she was on the nest with her eggs and the male was just away and I wasn't around when he was at the nest. Incubation is estimated to have begun on 3/27/26 | ||||||
| May 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | feeding |
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| Note: | Paul P reports: May 5 saw both osprey parents on the nest tree. Dad was sitting on a limb just a couple feet from the nest. Mom was in the nest but up on the rim doing something. It looked like she was eating and maybe feeding hatchlings. I have not seen hatchlings yet but I'm pretty sure that they are there. | ||||||
| May 18 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: Saturday, May 16th I saw both parents in the nest tree and then after a couple of minutes one and then the other flew away from the nest?! They were doing a lot of chirping prior to flying away. They did not stay gone for long because after my walk, about 2 hours later I saw mom on the nest again, she was standing up at that time. | ||||||
| June 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: Today I saw the chick for the first time this morning. It is pretty large, I would say at least a foot long from top of head to bottom. I am making this estimate on seeing a large portion of its body in the nest. It was sitting in the nest with its mother hovering very close and almost on top of it. After she flew away I could see the little one all by itself. I did not see any other activity in the nest so I think that there is just one baby in the nest. | ||||||
| June 23 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Paul P reports: I have been seeing the hatchling on and off in the nest. From what I can tell it hasn't fledged yet. It is still staying in the nest even though it looks like it is as large as it's parents. I have a number of photos that I took today as all 3 Osprey were on or at the nest. The hatchling and MO(?) were in the nest and PO was sitting on a limb very close to the nest. I might have MO and PO mixed up but one of them was in the nest with the hatchling. My view of the hatchling was cluttered with pine limbs and pine needles so I sent more photos of it than the parents. I'm just waiting now to see the baby out of the nest and watch it take it's first flight. Kind of like giving your child a push on a bicycle and watching them roll down the driveway, hoping nothing bad happens! | ||||||
| June 26 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Paul P reports: appears that the hatchling has stepped out of the nest! I captured these photos of the fledgling standing near the nest with the MO very close. The FO was in a nearby tree. What a fun thing to witness. | ||||||
| July 24 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Paul P reports: I have only seen all 3 of the osprey together in the same area once in the last 2 weeks. The fledgeling appears to venturing further and further from the nest each day. I will report when I have no long seen the fledgeling near the nest for a couple of days. Right now I haven't seen it in about 3 days but I could have just missed it in the times I have been observing the nest. | ||||||
This nest has 13 reference photos. View Photos
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