Steve Z
Description
Osprey nest platform situated in tidal area at southern end of Rabbit Island in Wickford Harbor.
1 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
March 21, 2026
unknown
April 8, 2026
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
3
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| March 25 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male on nest perch | ||||||
| April 1 | Steve Z | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mar 21: Saw male on nest for first time. Mar 24: Saw female on nest for first time; also saw them mating that day. Mar 28: one osprey on nest and 3 circling in air. April 1: nest building (on top of last year's nest) | ||||||
| April 8 | Steve Z | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Female incubating. Male returns to nest and mates with female. Female flies away and male starts to incubate. | ||||||
| April 9 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Incubation posture | ||||||
| April 24 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | U | N | incubation | ||
| May 17 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | adjustment in incubation posture | ||||||
| June 1 | Chris Chrispy | 2 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | Both on. Feeding very low. 1 nestling head visible roaming the nest bowl edge close to mom. | ||||||
| June 9 | Steve Z | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | ||
| June 13 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | N | 3 | feeding, young laying down |
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| Note: | Adult feeding 3 chicks, showing feathers. | ||||||
| June 28 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | 1 fledgling possibly eating. Wings flapping. No sign of the other 2. Adult on sailboat mast. | ||||||
| July 12 | Chris Chrispy | 0 | N | 1 | young laying down | ||
| Note: | Fledgling laying in nest. - A local observer / photographer, via kayak, stated there were 2 fledglings but now just the one. Adult perches in trees. | ||||||
| July 16 | Chris Chrispy | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Fledged! A noisy day. | ||||||
| July 17 | Steve Z | 1 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Adult on nearby tree while fledgling is calling. Fledgling exercising his wings, got about 2 feet over nest. I have pictures and video. | ||||||
| July 19 | Steve Z | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Fledgling is now flying. Short flights around island then returning to nest. | ||||||
| July 25 | Chris Chrispy | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Fledgling on nest, vocal, mantling a fish. Self feeding. | ||||||
This nest has 2 reference photos. View Photos
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