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
active
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
March 22, 2026
unknown
March 26, 2026
Brood history milestones
May 5, 2026
unknown
unknown
1
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. | ||||||
This nest has 44 reference photos. View Photos
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