CBEC
Description
1 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2025 Season Data
Nest Status
occupied
Clutch Status
unknown
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
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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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| March 19 | CBEC | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Clear skies. Mid 50s. Breezy. Platform empty of any sticks or nesting material. No ospreys in sight. Five fish crows sitting on platform. KS and SY | ||||||
| March 28 | CBEC | 0 | N | N |
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| Note: | Small twig hanging from left side of platform. Partly cloudy. Temp 60s, windy. KB and SY | ||||||
| April 2 | CBEC | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | There were two adults on a rudimentary nest under construction. One seemed to preen the other, one seemed to be moving sticks around. One bird was on top of the other. One flew off the platform, broke a dead stick off a tree but dropped the stick and went back to the platform. Later the same bird flew off again but at a distance definitely one eagle (I have a photo) and possibly a second eagle appeared. The bird did not return while we were there. SY and KS | ||||||
| April 6 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | During our observation one adult flew off the platform and was gone about 30 minutes. He/she came back with food which was dropped and both birds seemed to be eating it. I couldn't tell exactly what the food was. Note: there were several eagles in the distance. SY & KS | ||||||
| April 9 | CBEC | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Clear skies. 50 degrees. Nest appears same as last check. No ospreys seen in nest area. KS, SY | ||||||
| April 15 | CBEC | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Gray skies, drizzling rain. 55 degrees. Platform is in water on Marshy Creek approx. 150 ft from marsh. Nest is shallow (not high) on manmade wood platform. One osprey standing upright viewed, seemingly looking around for mate and saying, "where the heck are you? Isn't your phone turned on?" KS | ||||||
| April 16 | CBEC | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 53deg. winds 18mph WNW. one osprey standing on the platform (sex?). A second osprey (male) flew toward the nest and landed on a nearby tree branch. A mature bald eagle flew toward the nest and the osprey on the platform took flight. The eagle and osprey took passes at each other then separated and flew away. GR & PP | ||||||
| April 18 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Both adultss were observed on platform at 11:00 am on April 17th. Weather was 50 degrees and sunny. The female was moving a few sticks around on the platform as the male remained perched for about 5 minutes and then left the platform. Female remained on the platform. Observed for about 1/2 hr. Male did not return, and female did not leave. JW | ||||||
| April 20 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 8:20am. 68 degrees/partly sunny. Both ospreys on platform. Male perched on edge observing surroundings .Female arranging sticks and placing marsh grass clumps in potential cup. She was very busy arranging nest materials and periodically squatting down and forming materials around her body. Observed for 20 minutes.Activity of female continued during that time. JW | ||||||
| April 20 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 90 minute observation. Two adults. Windy, birds facing into wind. One bird took six trips bringing back sticks. The second bird seemed to arrange said sticks. It seemed like they were concentrating on building up the nest mostly on the left side. We watched the bird fly right near us and snapped off a small dead branch on a pine tree. We are not certain but one of the trips the bird may have brought back food. No evidence of sitting on eggs. Our observation time was roughly 10AM to 11AM. SY&KS | ||||||
| April 23 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Clear skies. 67degree. Slight breeze. Two adults standing upright in nest. In ten minutes, male left & returned 5 minutes later with a tiny stick, perhaps 5 inches. Returning, male flew high in direction of nest. As he grew closer, he dipped until reaching the water's surface; then rose to alight on nest. Female placed stick on left side of platform and seemingly bent over platform edge for a few minutes. Then couple stayed side by side for approx. 1/2 hour. Male left again, soaring above tree canopy but disappeared. Eagle was spotted resting near osprey's path and may have frightened osprey from returning. He wasn't seen for 1/2 hour. Eagle left and osprey returned empty handed. Other birds in area included about 8 black vultures overhead, Great Blue Heron soaring past, pair of buffleheads feeding in water, nonbreeding red-winged blackbird resting in tree, other red-winged blackbirds flying around. Observers stayed for 2 1/2 hours. KS, SY | ||||||
| April 28 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | The male left the nest twice in 90 minutes. The female left once right after the male for his second trip away. She returned after a few minutes. We watched a midair confrontation with two eagles and the (presumed) male osprey. When he got back to the nest he didn't leave again while we were there. We did not see him bring any nesting material or any food to the nest. We don't think they are nesting. The stance is the same and both birds stay on the left side of the platform as noted before. SY&KS | ||||||
| April 30 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 11AM. Bird 1 on platform. 11:35 Bird 2 came back, dropped something and left again. Bird 1 seemed to be rearranging materials. I noticed a new behavior of sitting low. 11:54 Bird 2 came back with food. Both birds stayed in center of nest. More rearranging sticks. 11:59 Bird two left again. Bird 1 was standing on edge of platform. 1500: Second observation. Bird 1 on platform. Bird 1 took a brief soar for about 90 seconds then went back to the nest. By 1545 Bird 2 had not returned. Bird 1 is standing on right edge of platform. There was one eagle visible at a distance. SY&KS | ||||||
| May 7 | CBEC | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 68 degrees. Sunny. Light breeze. On arrival, nest empty. Osprey arrived 1/2 hr later. At that time, 3 eagles circled overhead but at a distance of about 1/2 mile. One eagle landed/perched on branch of dead tree about 1/4 mi away as seen in previous viewing. After 1/2 hr, osprey left but returned 1/2 hr later & stayed in place sitting upright, preening some. No interest in nest activity. Perched eagle left branch & circled w/ 2 other eagles, the first seemingly chasing the 2 away. The first returned to perch while the two flew from area. Meanwhile, osprey remained on nest. KS & SY | ||||||
| May 7 | CBEC | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | one osprey seen standing on platform as we returned from checking on MC4. GR&PP | ||||||
| May 11 | CBEC | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | When we arrived the nest was vacant. Both birds came back about a minute apart about 30 minutes after we arrived. 30 minutes later bird #1 leaves. An eagle in a snag about 1/4 mile away looked like he/she was going to divebomb MC3. Bird #2 pursued the eagle obviously protecting the nest. The eagle retreated back to the far away snag and Bird #2 returned to the nest. Bird #1 shortly thereafter returned to the nest. Sticks and nesting materials seemed to be higher on the right side of the nest, different from the last observation. The birds do not lie down but stand when they are on the platform and there is no nesting behavior. SY&KS | ||||||
This nest has 23 reference photos. View Photos
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