HHI Osprey Watch
Description
Construction on this new nest started in late February, 2023. Location: in backyard of 15 Oyster Bay Place in Hilton Head Plantation. The nest can also be seen from across the lagoon just past 7 Oyster Reef Cove.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
active
Clutch Status
incubating
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
February 18, 2026
unknown
March 4, 2026
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
0
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Alan B reports: The nest is still there. | ||||||
| February 22 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Steve W reports: One Osprey has been around since we arrived in early January. The second Osprey arrived a few days ago, perhaps the 18th, but didn't settle down on the nest until yesterday. Nest building activities and courting have been observed over the last couple of days. We will be around through next month. | ||||||
| March 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | U | N | |||
| Note: | Steve W reports: One Osprey appears to be on the nest most all the day. It might be on all day, but at times hunkered down and out of sight. I saw the male visit the nest and watched as they copulated. Later with one on the nest, I saw another (its mate, I assume) fly by carrying lunch, but heading off by itself. The birds are mostly quiet. NOTE: Based on this observation it is possible that incubation is underway. We will wait for confirmation before assigning incubation. | ||||||
| March 20 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Steve W reports: Even though she is not visible usually, when the male briefly visited the nest, you could see her moving around. He did not bring any treats and they only quietly responded to each other. She is hunkered down incubating and not noticed leaving, although a few days previously both birds were off the nest flying around with some commotion. A third Osprey was seen flying by high and may have caused all the commotion from high above or with a lower flyby. I was not sure if that was an intruder of one of the pair on the low flyby. NOTE: based on this second observation of incubation we will indicate incubation is underway as of 3/15, splitting the difference between the unsure date and this one. | ||||||
| April 15 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Alan B reports: I monitored the nest today and witnessed the two adults exchanging places, likely during their egg incubation. Initially, one bird was very deep in the nest with only a few wing and tail feathers visible from ground level. The second bird came in and the brooding individual left the nest. The second bird took up the position of the first bird. | ||||||
| April 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | Y | N | |||
| Note: | Alan B reports: Nest 8990 is still in incubation stage as of 4/28/26 | ||||||
This nest has 18 reference photos. View Photos
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