HHI Osprey Watch
Description
The new nest is 200 yards from the old nest they built after the original nest fell last June. It is located alongside the nature trail that runs along the lake. Old Nest: The nest is just off of a boardwalk nature trail across from 30 Fishdancer Court in Hampton Lake. (Bluffton 29910)
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
March 22, 2026
unknown
March 26, 2026
Brood history milestones
May 5, 2026
July 4, 2026
unknown
2
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 23 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Kathy B reports the nest is still there 1/8/26 | ||||||
| February 8 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: Date: 2/8/2026 Observation: No Osprey seen. The nest is still intact with no obvious signs of renovations. | ||||||
| February 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: No Osprey seen yet. The nest appears to be the same with no renovations. | ||||||
| March 3 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: 3/3/26 One Osprey has returned! Seen on a branch high in a tree near the nest. No apparent changes to the nest. | ||||||
| March 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Kathy B reports for month of March: 3/6/26 One Osprey perched on the nest tree; 3/8/26 No Osprey seen or heard. Obvious improvements to the nest; 3/11/26 Female Osprey at the nest site; 3/17/26 Nest intact. No Osprey seen or heard; 3/22//26 Both Osprey were in and around the nest. Do not appear to be incubating; 3/30/26 One Osprey sitting deep in the nest. It appears that incubation has begun! | ||||||
| April 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | Y | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Kathy B reports for the month of April: 4/6/2026 One Osprey sitting deep in the nest. 4/21/2026 One Osprey sitting deep in the nest. 4/30/2026 One Osprey sitting deep in the nest. She/he was intermittently calling. | ||||||
| May 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | feeding | ||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: May 5, 2026 Lots of vocalizations. One Osprey was higher up in the nest moving about and repeatedly lowering its head toward the bottom of the nest. I feel that hatching has taken place! NOTE: This seems to indicate that hatching has occurred by 5/5 | ||||||
| May 26 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | feeding | ||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: May 23, 2026 One Osprey in the nest periodically lowering its head into the nest. Unable to see any heads. NOTE: We have listed 1 young but there may be more. Hatching confirmed. | ||||||
| June 8 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 2 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports for June 2 - 8 6/2/26 One Osprey in the nest. One Osprey adjacent to the nest and then it flew away. No little heads yet. 6/7/26 One nestling visible in the nest with mom. It was spreading its wings nicely such that I could see the details of the immature feathers. 6/8/26 Two nestlings visible today! Mom was on a nearby branch overlooking the nest. | ||||||
| June 25 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports for mid-late June: 6/14/26 Two nestlings in the nest with mom. All were moving around. 6/25/26 Two nestlings in the nest. No parents around. | ||||||
| July 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 2 | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: 7/4/2026 When I arrived at the nesting site, no one was there. After waiting a few minutes I heard multiple Osprey calls and 2 Osprey (?fledglings) landed in the nest and appeared to be eating a fish. NOTE: Based on this observation, we will list July 4th as the fledging date. | ||||||
| July 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: 7/14/2026 One female (?adult) Osprey in the nest calling and one Osprey flying overhead. Note: we are assuming one was a juvenile. | ||||||
| July 18 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: Today I stayed for one hour and 20 minutes to make sure there was only one fledgling. I saw one male juvenile in the nest when I arrived and shortly thereafter he flew away with a fish. He then landed on a nearby branch and proceeded to eat the fish. There was also one female adult on a branch in the area who stayed the whole time. I also saw an adult male on another branch in the area who was there for the last 30-40 minutes. | ||||||
| July 22 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 1 | |||
| Note: | Kathryn B reports: I saw one fledgling sitting on a branch adjacent to the nest. No other Osprey were seen in the area. NOTE: Although only one fledgling at a time has been seen, we have photos confirming two. Once they fledge, they continue to return to the nest for several weeks. We are not concerned that the monitor is only seeing one fledling at a time. | ||||||
This nest has 44 reference photos. View Photos
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