Ben Wurst
Description
Nest platform installed near two utility poles that replaced a nest atop a utility pole. Sits within utility next to Deep Water Landing Marina.
1 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
active
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
unknown
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unknown
Brood history milestones
unknown
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| May 14 | Randi V. | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Observed male on pole at other side of park and could not see female in nest at first. Then observed male land on nest platform, female briefly repositioned self before sinking back low in nest. Male took off again. | ||||||
| May 22 | water dragon | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 5-11-26 Nest intact. Will be checking again shortly. | ||||||
| May 26 | cmspina | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| June 10 | cmspina | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Two osprey on and off nest. One carried a flounder on and off before dropping it in the water after being chased by a third osprey. If there is young it was laying low, did not see feeding or a bobble head. | ||||||
| June 21 | cmspina | 2 | N | 1 |
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| June 25 | Randi V. | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | ||
| Note: | Observed adult male perched on nest, 1 nestling laying down. | ||||||
| July 5 | cmspina | 2 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| July 25 | water dragon | 0 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | July 25, 2026 – one fledgling. I watched it; and then it was off the nest and I watched it return. You can still see the scaling although its not very pronounced. This nest always produces earlier than others in the area. | ||||||
| July 25 | cmspina | 0 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Observed young flying from nest, around to utility pole and back. | ||||||
This nest has 3 reference photos. View Photos
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