KristenM
Description
Palmetto Dunes Water Tank - there is a web cam set up, however it WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL between the end of the 2022 season and beginning of the 2025 season. As of 2/14/25, the camera is now operational. The female has been named Oprah and the male is Oscar.
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2025 Season Data
This nest was marked as lost on April 16, 2025. Adult abandonment
Nest Status
lost
Clutch Status
incubating
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
February 14, 2025
March 11, 2025
March 11, 2025
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| January 24 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandy P reports: initial check. No activity. | ||||||
| January 26 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N |
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| Note: | Sandy P reports: I know the photo is not great but as you can see, we have an Osprey on the outside of the nest and he appeared to be eating a fish…. I think it was our male, Oscar, no striations on the chest. This is very early . I suppose it’s too late for the camera now…… NOTE: This nest's camera has not been operational since 2022 | ||||||
| January 27 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| February 1 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandra P reports: Stopped by nest today and Oscar sitting on edge of nest and then he flew to one of the poles. I think he’s waiting for Oprah. ❤️ | ||||||
| February 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandra P reports : https://app.osprey-watch.org/nest/9022 | ||||||
| February 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandra P reports: Oprah and Oscar are back in the nest together today. They are getting use to each other and attempting to mate. The camera is now operational. This is exciting to be watching them again. They are excellent parents. | ||||||
| February 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Sunday 2/16. 2:30pm. Oscar mating with Oprah. I’ve seen two other matings. | ||||||
| February 22 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandra P reports: Saturday 2/22 9:30 am. Oscar brought large fish to Oprah who took it and flew away. Oscar tidied up the nest and left. (PD Camera observations) | ||||||
| March 7 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandra P reports: Friday 3/7. 2 pm. Ospreys continue to mate but no eggs yet. Oprah tidies up nest and is in it most of the day. Oscar brings her fish and she flies away with it. | ||||||
| March 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 1 | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: I think we have our first egg. | ||||||
| March 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | 1 | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Oscar watching over Oprah. He is often in the nest with her. | ||||||
| March 13 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Report made in error for this date | ||||||
| March 15 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 2 | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Sandra P reports: Saw Oprah’s second egg. ? | ||||||
| March 18 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 3 | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Egg #3 seen today at 6 pm. Will try to get better photo. Eggs. #2 - 4 days from #1. #3 egg. 3 days from #2. | ||||||
| March 21 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 3 | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Finally a photo of the 3 eggs. It’s interesting that Oprah sits on them until Oscar comes, she leaves and he sits on them until she returns. The change over is done very quickly so the eggs are not uncovered for a long period of time. Good parents. | ||||||
| March 23 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | 3 | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Oscar just flew in with a big fish and gave it to Oprah and she flew away. Now he is sitting on the eggs. Amazing parenting. | ||||||
| March 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 3 | N |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Oprah flew away for approximately 30 seconds- probably to get some exercise. Returned and immediately sat on eggs. | ||||||
| April 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 3 | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: Oprah with her 3 eggs. | ||||||
| April 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | 3 | N | |||
| Note: | Sheila B reports: on watching the live webcam, saw a “new” male trying to move in. Oprah has been off her eggs and “faced off” the new male , kicking him out. She even covered her eggs. | ||||||
| April 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | 3 | N | |||
| Note: | Sheila B reports: It looks like Oscar and Oprah’s current clutch may be coming to an end. I’ve checked many times since I (Thursday). The eggs are now strewn around the nest and I don’t believe they have been incubated since at least Thursday afternoon. Am still seeing a pair of Osprey standing and actively looking around and then a single male at the nest at other times. The single male was digging and pushing center nest material and eggs outward this morning. | ||||||
| April 13 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | 3 | N |
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| Note: | Sheila B reports: Oprah & Oscar look like they’re trying to start a new clutch. Note: The 3 eggs now look to be scattered about. Unclear about their viability as they have been left unattended for a couple of days. | ||||||
| April 13 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | 3 | N |
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| Note: | The attached screenshot photo from the webcam shows 2 of the eggs clearly visible. The 3rd egg was seen later behind where Oscar is standing by the edge. Originally, all 3 eggs were toward center of the nest. Sandra P (the assigned monitor) reported today, “I am concerned about Ospreys eggs. I think I see one at the bottom of this photos. She is often gone and not sitting on the eggs.? Yesterday both were just standing in the nest. I have noticed from the beginning two big pieces of wood in the nest. At times Oprah would try to move it . I hope the other two eggs aren’t under the wood …. She never leaves this eggs for long in the past and nest week, Number 1 egg should be hatching. Just have to wait and see.. | ||||||
| April 13 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | 3 | N | |||
| Note: | Joanne V reports: just logged onto the live webcam and neither Oprah nor Oscar was in the nest. No eggs were visible. If they are still in the nest, they are covered up with sticks. This nest will probably need to be designated as a “failure” as of April 13th. I will hold off making it official and Sandra will continue to monitor with updates. | ||||||
| April 15 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | 3 | N |
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| Note: | Sandra P reprots: I watched the nest yesterday and both ospreys in there, standing over the eggs. This photo is Oprah. Oscar was there and flew away. And just now Oprah flew away. 10:30am. Will see when she returns. According to my calculations egg #1 should be hatching soon. Unfortunately it may be a failed nest this year. NOTE: 3 eggs were laid. In this picture it is difficult to see the 3rd, so unclear if it is still in the nest. | ||||||
| April 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N |
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| Note: | Sandra P reports: This is the latest photo . Sadly only one egg remains and it looks broken. Yesterday they were both in the nest , left around 7 pm and never returned. There were 2 eggs in nest. We can close the nest. I am truly surprised this happened after watching them for several years. I am heartbroken. NOTE: As of 4/5, there were three eggs. Then something happened, 4/13, there was only one egg. We did have a bad storm and I thought that may have been an issue? Starting on 4/13, both ospreys would come and go and often they were together in the nest, but standing over the egg/ eggs (2), never sitting on them. They did that for 2 days and on 4/15, Oscar flew away and than Oprah and it’s been empty since. I went back and looked at my notes from 2017, a long time so it makes it more disappointing…. As I watched them this year, I saw the change of behavior and felt something was not right. Oprah stopped sitting on the eggs. | ||||||
| May 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sandra P reports: I check this nest daily or more. This morning I realized that even though the nest did not have good results, the cameras are showing us the female osprey keeps coming back and continues to rearrange sticks etc. Have not seen Oscar for a while. I still feel she may be grieving and her maternal instinct keeps bring her back to the nest. I wonder if this is happening to other females where the nest was not successful. Only my opinion, but without the camera, we would no be aware of Oprah coming to the nest everyday | ||||||
This nest has 104 reference photos. View Photos
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