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Description

Wooden platform on wooden piling at the east end of the Mill Gut salt pond.



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2025 Season Data


Nest Status

productive

Clutch Status

hatched

Young Status

fledged


Clutch history milestones

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Brood history milestones

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July 28, 2025
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Activity log

Date Watcher Adults Eggs Young Observations Photo Edit
April 23 Dgb 1 N N
April 25 Dgb 1 N N
May 2 Jim O 1 U N incubation
May 6 Dgb 1 U N incubation
May 12 Jim O 2 Y N incubation
May 22 Jim O 1 Y N incubation
Note: Female low on nest incubating in high cold winds off the bay. Male not observed at nest though he could have been one of several other Osprey seen flying in the general area.
May 25 Dgb 2 U N incubation
Note: Head of adult observable above edge of nest. Second bird roosting in nearby tree
May 26 Jim O 2 U N incubation
Note: F incubating. M not initially present but flew in from the south and landed on nest perch. F stood up stretched wings then returned to incubating. Male left.
May 30 Dgb 1 U N incubation
Note: Head visible above nest edge
June 2 Jim O 2 U N incubation
Note: Pair present initially standing in nest and arranging nest materials. Then F settled to incubating posture. She seems more active, moving around in the nest, possible chicks? Male left the area and returned to perch on side of nest.
June 8 Dgb 2 U N incubation
Note: Two birds on nest. Male departed soon after observation began and did not return
June 8 Dgb 1 U N incubation
Note: One bird sitting on nest. Vocalized during entire observation period
June 9 Jim O 2 N 2 young standing
Note: Pair initially standing on nest rim. Heads of at least 2 juvs. seen intermittently, barely visible at the rim of the nest. Unable to get a photo showing the nestlings. Male left the area.
June 13 Dgb 2 U N
Note: Both adults present. Female appeared to be standing in nest with male perched to side of nest. After short period male moved to stand in nest for about 5 minutes then returned to side of nest. Female remained in nest for entire observation
June 17 Jim O 1 N 2 young standing
Note: F standing on rim of nest. Two young seen low in nest. Heads and part of a wing stretch only. Photo of one juv. uploaded.
June 20 Dgb 1 N N
Note: Female at nest
June 23 Jim O 1 N 2 young standing
Note: Female plus 2 juv. In the shade of her wings. Photo.
June 29 Dgb 1 N 1 feeding, young standing
June 30 Jim O 1 N 1 young standing
Note: 1adult and 1 juv. Juvenile has feathered wings and was preening them. Surprised not to see a second nestling.
July 4 Dgb 2 N 1 young standing
Note: Both adults and at least one young. Male departed after about 5 minutes
July 7 Jim O 2 N 1 young standing
Note: Initially only female with one well-feathered nestling. Male arrived without fish, then left again.
July 11 Dgb 1 N 2 young standing
July 14 Jim O 2 N 1 feeding, young standing
Note: F with one nestling in nest. Male arrived with fish and female flew off. M also left but stayed in the area. Nestling was feeding itself.
July 23 Jim O 1 N 1 young standing
Note: Adult Female with one well feathered juvenile, nearly full size.
July 23 Dgb 1 N 1
July 28 Jim O 2 N 1 feeding, young standing
Note: Initially one adult who left. Then a fledgling flew in. Later both adults arrived with the male bringing a fish. The fledgling took the fish, carried it to the nest rim and ate unassisted. The male left but the female remained. My first fledgling of 2025.
August 4 Jim O 1 N 1 young standing
Note: Initially 1 adult on the nest, then it left the area. Later the fledgling flew in carrying a fish and landed in nest, but didn’t eat it.
August 11 Jim O 1 N N
Note: 1 adult on perch who then flew out of sight. The fledgling from this nest not seen today, but count 1 fledged from this nest.
August 18 Jim O 0 N N
Note: No Osprey seen near the nest platform during an entire hour of observation. Looks like the single fledgling is now independent. Adults may be starting to leave the area as well. Count one fledged from this nest.
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