HHI Osprey Watch
Description
Location is next to the 17th green on the Jones Golf Course in Palmetto Dunes. There are 2 vine covered pine trees just east of the green. The nest is in the right tree if you are standing on the green facing east. It is not real visible but I saw an Osprey fly into the tree/nest.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
unknown
unknown
March 31, 2026
Brood history milestones
May 21, 2026
July 10, 2026
unknown
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| February 15 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Steve J reports 2/15: nest looks a bit unkempt and no Osprey activity | ||||||
| March 1 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N |
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| Note: | Steve J reports: A single osprey was standing on the nest. | ||||||
| March 22 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Steve J reports: I visited the nest today. Once again a single Osprey in the nest. Seemed to have a white breast/neck and or head. The Osprey brought in some twigs for maintenance. | ||||||
| April 9 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Steve J reports for April 1-9: I have visited both the nest several times in the last 10 days or so. Every time I barely see an Osprey on the next. She was obviously very low in the nests. I could just see a bit of movement. No evidence of another Osprey in the area at all. NOTE: Based on these reports, we are assuming incubation might have started around March 31. | ||||||
| April 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Jim has added a new photo of the nest with one osprey in the nest. | ||||||
| May 6 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation |
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| Note: | Steve J reported: Nest #8739….see picture. Today while watching twice an Osprey flew in carrying twigs. At one point I could see the nesting Osprey also. Obviously sitting low in the nest. | ||||||
| May 17 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Steve J reports: If I hang around for 10 minutes or so I see a parent move in the nest. NOTE: This seems to indicate incubation continues | ||||||
| May 25 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | U | 1 |
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| Note: | Steve J reports: The last 2 times I visited #8739 an Osprey was standing on the side of the nest. Went by yesterday and approx 3 days prior. NOTE: Based on the observation and the photo showing an adult upright, it is likely the eggs have hatched. We hope to confirm this with feeding behavior observations soon. Since incubation was estimated 3/31 and following the reports, we are estimating that hatching took place between the last two updates and we will list May 21 as the date. | ||||||
| May 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 |
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| Note: | Steve J reports: The last few times I have been by the nest I have see an Osprey high in the nest. Today I again saw an Osprey standing high on the edge of the nest pretty much with her butt in the air looking/reaching down into the nest. The mate was on an upper left branch. I am guessing this verifies baby (s) in the nest? NOTE: Yes, this confirms hatching. | ||||||
| June 23 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | Y |
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| Note: | Steve J reports: Upon arrival the adult Osprey was standing high in the nest looking down into the nest. Very soon afterwards the Osprey flew down onto a branch under the nest. I am guessing we have a successful nest. NOTE: The osprey is probably one of the adults since if hatching is about right, it is a bit early for the young to fledge. | ||||||
| June 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | Y |
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| Note: | additional photo from 6-30-26 | ||||||
| June 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | Y |
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| Note: | Steve J reports: Pics from earlier today. Much the same as I think I have previously seen. I could not see nest activity but Osprey in tree above the nest. Note: We assume this MIGHT be the juvenile who has fledged. It would be on the short side of the time frame, but we may have the hatching date wrong. I is possible the hatching date was closer to early May. If so this could be a fledged juvenile. | ||||||
| July 3 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Steve J reports: I visited 8739 this morning. I think again positive news. An Osprey in the tree above the nest. Another Osprey in the nest ….not hunched over looking down into the nest but looking up over the edge or looking at the Osprey in the tree. You would know better than I but could this be a young fledging? It flapped its wings a few times. I only saw 1 Osprey in the nest. NOTE: Based on the past couple updates, I believe we do have one youngster in the nest flapping his wings in preparation for fledging. Based on the data, we might expect fledging in about 10-14 days. | ||||||
| July 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Steve J reports: I visited the nest this morning. No activity in or around the nest. My previous visits I saw an Osprey standing on the edge of the nest pretty much looking at an Osprey above the nest on a branch. I don’t want to speak for you but I think you interpreted that to be a juvenile soon to fly. My gut feeling is …..could he have fledged and is out of the nest? NOTE: Yes, our guess is that the youngster has fledged...timing is perfect. Although he probably has fledged, he will still return to the next for the next few weeks so it will not be surprising to see the juvenile in or around the nest in the next updates. We will estimate fledging as about July 10 th which would be about 50 days....right in the window of fledging dates of 50-55 days after hatching. | ||||||
| July 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Steve J reports: No activity in the nest but I did see 3 if not 4 Osprey flying above and or near the nest. NOTE: We will assume this is the pair of adults and the juvenile who fledged about 7/10 | ||||||
| July 24 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Steve J reports: Nest 8739 …..visited the nest yesterday.I did not see any activity but I am still confident it was a successful nest with 1 offspring | ||||||
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