HHI Osprey Watch
Description
This nest was spotted in early March 2021. The nest is in the crook of a live pine tree located in Sea Pines on the lagoon side of Spartina Ct, which does not have houses. It can be seen from the street in front of 2640 Spartina Ct. Also referred to as the Calibogie Cay Club nest. The pair is named Cal and Tina.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
January 30, 2026
unknown
March 1, 2026
Brood history milestones
April 10, 2026
May 30, 2026
unknown
2
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| January 23 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mary Ellen reports that the nest is there as of 1/9 | ||||||
| January 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports; Two Osprey are back at the nest. I am unsure if they have mated. The photo shows one on the nest and one on a nearby branch. | ||||||
| February 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N |
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| Note: | Another monitor, MA, happened to spot one osprey in the nest today. | ||||||
| March 1 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports: Nest 8028: I went by this morning and did not see any ospreys on or near the nest. I saw one in the tree by the nest last week. A dredging project is underway in the canal between N. Calibogue Cay Rd. and the marsh off of Deer Island (shown by blue arrows on map) in Sea Pines. I hope this isn't affecting nesting UPDATE: After consulting with our group co-chair, we now believe that incubation probably started earlier than originally thought. Given the timeline with confirmed fledging in late May, we have adjusted the incubation and hatching dates. We now believe incubation started about March 1. | ||||||
| April 1 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports: 8028: One osprey on the nest. I believe the osprey was laying down. At first I didn't think anything was there, but after watching and backing up, I eventually saw movement. | ||||||
| April 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | UPDATE: After consulting with our group co-chair, we now believe that incubation probably started earlier than originally thought. Given the timeline with confirmed fledging in late May, we have adjusted the incubation and hatching dates. Hatching most likely occurred about April 12th. | ||||||
| April 20 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports: 8028: One osprey sitting up in the nest. A second osprey sitting in the nest's tree. | ||||||
| May 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports: Two ospreys on the nest. The male was sitting on the edge, and the female was moving around low in the nest. | ||||||
| May 31 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 2 | young standing |
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| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports: 8028: when I arrived, there were two ospreys on the nest and a third sitting on a branch above the nest in the tree. There was also a 4th sitting in a nearby tree. One on the nest flew off followed shortly by the second which was followed by the Third on the above branch flying in the nest. The fourth in the nearby tree didn’t move. | ||||||
| May 31 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 2 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Mary Ellen B sent a second image from 5/31 of the 4 osprey seen. NOTE: This 3/31 report and photos confirm that fledging has occurred. It appears there are two fledglings. | ||||||
| June 6 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 2 | |||
| Note: | Mary Ellen B reports: 8028: One osprey was on a branch near the nest. A second flew over with a fish and landed in a nearby tree to eat it. I could hear at least one other osprey calling nearby. No movement in the nest - I assume it's empty now. NOTE: We are assuming that both have fledged and that the two seen were probably the juveniles. | ||||||
This nest has 21 reference photos. View Photos
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