BC
Description
This nest is arguably too close to the platform nest across the creek, though it used to host a successful osprey pair up until 2022-2023. Since then, it seems to be preferred by Canada geese. Those fight with the osprey pair mid-April and inevitably the female goose wins and incubates her eggs in this nest. Once the clutch hatches, she pushes everyone in the water and leaves. The 'bucket nest' stays empty the rest of the year. Weeds are clearly visible until winter. Consequently, the osprey pair established their nest on the flat platform across the creek.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
This nest was marked as lost on April 14, 2026. Nest taken over by a female Canada goose
Nest Status
lost
Clutch Status
unknown
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
April 1, 2026
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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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| April 10 | BC | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male osprey busy at nest building. Gathered a good pile of twigs already. Good to see the nest back in operation again (after a few years of being taken over by the geese!). I am wondering if he is ‘Zah’ (the 2022 chick of nearby Belle&Buzz down the creek. The one who was seen 2 years ago attempting to return to his birthplace but got a real cold shoulder from mom; so he reluctantly build a nest across the creek, but where?, on a pier decking surface! Obviously this enterprise didn’t last too long as he sadly discovered that the occasional super high tide was more obstinate than he… and his pile of stick -that he called a nest- was washed away overnight…) | ||||||
| July 14 | BC | 0 | N | N |
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| Note: | Goose laying low in the nest. Adult male goose hanging out nearby. I chased the female away but she was back within hours. Again this year, I think it’s a lost cause. | ||||||
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