HHI Osprey Watch
Description
This nest is best seen if you look on the RIGHT as you come onto Hilton Head. It is difficult to see from the other direction. This nest was added in May 2023 to the project.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2025 Season Data
This nest was marked as lost on May 26, 2025. Nest was empty for months, but now there is an osprey at the edge of the nest the past week. Unclear what is happening presently.
Nest Status
lost
Clutch Status
unknown
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
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unknown
Brood history milestones
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F: There is no nest on the platform currently. In December I could have sworn I saw a male Osprey hanging out twice but I haven't seen anything since and I usually pass that way a couple of times a week so I assume I was mistaken...or he came and left. | ||||||
| February 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: no nest, no ospreys NOTE: nest may have been destroyed prior to the season due to weather events. It’s unclear if this pair will rebuild. | ||||||
| February 18 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: checked on the following dates and no nest is visible and no ospreys. 2/15, 2/17, 2/18, | ||||||
| March 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: No nest and no ospreys 2/9 9:36 am 2/15 5:31 pm 2/17 12:25 pm 2/17 6:11 pm 2/18 9:06 am 2/18 11:41 pm 2/25 9:15 am 2/25 11:48 am 2/25 2:59 pm 2/25. 4:17 pm 3/4 9:10 am 3/4 12:26 pm | ||||||
| March 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 3/10 10:44 am. No nest and no ospreys 3/10 2:30 pm. No nest and no ospreys 3/11 9:15 am. No nest and no ospreys 3/11 11:48 pm. No nest and no ospreys | ||||||
| March 26 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: On 3/26 at 2:09 pm I did see an osprey on the nesting platform. Maybe the same one that I saw earlier in the day at the other location. I see no indication of a nest on the platform. All the other dates and times I have seen nothing. 3/17 12:14 pm & 2:48 pm 3/18 9:15 am & 11:58 am 3/23 12:43 pm & 3:34 pm 3/25 8:58 am & 11:57 am 3/26 12:26 pm | ||||||
| April 8 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 4/2 1:19 & 2:28 nothing 4/6 3:21 & 5:32 nothing 4/8 8:49 & 1:42 nothing NOTE: This nest has not been productive for years | ||||||
| April 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Amazingly I am now seeing an osprey! I pass this nest usually 4 to 6 times a week. Of course even with that, I am only seeing it for a couple of seconds. Definitely not the best way to observe it. 4/14 2:16 pm There was one standing on the nest. Not much of a nest but definitely something 4/15 9:14 am There was a bird sitting on the nest. 4/16 12:13 pm. There was a bird sitting on the nest. | ||||||
| May 6 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 4/30 9:12 Osprey on nest 5/6. 11:37 I think I saw the female hunkered down in the nest but I really can't be sure. NOTE: This nest was marked lost in April, but that might have been premature. Still, there’s little evidence to date that this nest will be productive. | ||||||
| May 21 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: passed nest around 11am and it appeared empty. | ||||||
| May 26 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: passed at 9:25 and 12:07 and nest was empty. Does not look good for production this year. | ||||||
| June 22 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: I have passed this nest and there is an Osprey on the edge of the nest every time. I can not get a good look. Must be a young one? 2 times on Tuesday 6/16 about 9:15 am & 2:00 pm 4 times today, Sunday 6/22 about 11:45 am, 1:30 pm, 4:45 pm and 7:00 pm NOTE: As indicated previously, this nest is quite challenging to observe as it is off a busy road bridge. While it is possible that this osprey is a fledgling, it’s very tough to determine as photos are not possible to check eye color, for instance (amber of a chick vs yellow of an adult). There are also numerous nests in and around this area. The nest was determined “failed” in May after several observations indicating no activity,but it could have been premature. Sue will continue to check the nest . | ||||||
| June 25 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: one osprey in nest at 12:15 and again at 2:45. NOTE: Too tough to determine size, but at this point still assuming it’s an adult and not a chick. It could also be a young osprey of 1 or 2 years, just hanging out. No incubation behavior was ever observed in this nest | ||||||
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