KristenM
Description
Wilborn Rd. in LaCrosse Playing Field. The monitor has named this female Larissa.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
unknown
unknown
April 1, 2026
Brood history milestones
May 8, 2026
July 14, 2026
unknown
1
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| January 20 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: It was late (getting dark) when I went to observe. It was hard to see whether there was much left of the nest. Definitively no ospreys yet. | ||||||
| February 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: this is a pretty messy nest. Saw no ospreys. | ||||||
| February 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports the female was sitting on the nest. | ||||||
| March 2 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Osprey standing on the edge of the nest. Flew off and I could not tell the sex | ||||||
| March 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Female osprey sitting on the nest. | ||||||
| March 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Female osprey sitting on the nest. | ||||||
| March 17 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 3/15 Did not see an osprey near or on the nest. 3/17 Did not see an osprey near or on the nest. | ||||||
| April 1 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 3/30 Did not see an osprey on or near the nest. I cannot see in the nest however so it’s possible the female is there. 4/1 Female in the nest, close enough to the edge that I can see her. She actually defecated over the edge. Hard to miss that. Hahaha! | ||||||
| April 7 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 4/6 I didn’t see any ospreys but can’t see into the nest. I stayed for about 15 minutes 4/7 I didn’t see any ospreys but again I can’t see into the nest. | ||||||
| April 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Wendy D reports: On April 12th I observed the adult in the nest who rose a bit and then hunkered down, confirming incubation. NOTE: We are going to date the start of incubation April 1st when it was first reported that she was down on the side of the nest and defecated over the edge. | ||||||
| April 24 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Wendy D reports: April 24 - Again, I just saw the tip of a tail in the nest. | ||||||
| May 3 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Wendy D reports: May 3 - can clearly see just the white top of an adult's head. It appears horizontal and the tail feathers from previous visits would make sense with this position. | ||||||
| May 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N |
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| Note: | Wendy D reports: May 14 - An adult is upright on the nest and appears to be eating. I suppose it could be feeding, but it looked more like it was eating. | ||||||
| May 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 |
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| Note: | Wendy D reports: May 28 - Adult standing on the side of the nest, looking into it. The adult looks quite thin and a bit unkempt. This suggests the egg(s) hatched between May 3rd and May 14th. I will be by again this Sunday. NOTE: With our estimated incubation of April 1, this time frame appears accurate for hatching. We will record hatching as the 8th, which is the midpoint. | ||||||
| June 9 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Wendy D reports: June 9th - Female standing at the very side of the nest, bending and fussing with something inside the nest. I assume from the position that she was preening the chick. | ||||||
| June 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 |
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| Note: | Wendy D reports: June 14th - See the photo attached. It was very hot and the adult was shading what I think is a chick between its legs. It is hard to verify with the photo, but watching the behavior confirms my confidence. NOTE: The observation and image seem to confirm a chick being shaded by the adult. | ||||||
| June 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Wendy D reports: I had an exciting day at the nest. I could clearly see the chick. I believe I saw some speckling on its back, but the most amazing thing was watching the chick's movement and the adult continually covering it with its outstretched wing, I assume to protect it from the sun. (Note; real feel temp of 106) | ||||||
| June 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Wendy D sent an additional image of Mom protecting the youngster in the real feel temperature of 106 today. Look closely and you can see Mom almost completely covering the youngster! | ||||||
| July 8 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 |
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| Note: | Wendy D reports: The nestling is ready to fledge. I did not see it fully stretching its wings, but it was looking like it wanted to. I watched it for some time. Here is a photo of an adult (I am fairly certain), with the young one on the left. | ||||||
| July 8 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Wendy D sent an additional photo of the young in the nest from July 8 | ||||||
| July 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Wendy D reports: The nestling is flapping it's wings and looks like it is ready to go any day now. | ||||||
| July 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Sue F (subbing for Wendy) reports: Nest 2583 (High School) 7/14 When I arrived the nest appeared to be empty but there was an adult osprey on a dead branch near the nest with its back to me. As I watched, another osprey flew into the nest. It was a juvenile and settled down into the nest. The adult continued to stay on the dead branch. NOTE: This update seems to confirm that the juvenile has fledged. | ||||||
| July 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Sue F subbing for Wendy D reports: Nest 2583 (High School) 7/16 2 ospreys on the nest. One flew away as I arrived. The juvenile remained, flexing its wings occasionally. Then it started to eat something that was at the edge of the nest. | ||||||
| July 20 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Susan F subbing for Wendy reports: Nest 2583 7/20 No ospreys | ||||||
| July 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Wendy D reports: July 28th. I did not see any Osprey. I won't stop going yet but I believe they are finished for another year. | ||||||
This nest has 34 reference photos. View Photos
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