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
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
active
Clutch Status
incubating
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
March 10, 2026
unknown
April 14, 2026
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
0
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 9196 1/19 - Went by the nest 6 times today. No nest and no Osprey. 1/21 - Went by the nest 2 times. No nest and no Osprey. 1/25 - Went by the nest 1 time. No nest and no Osprey. | ||||||
| February 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports there is no nest and no ospreys. | ||||||
| March 3 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Possibly the start of a nest. I did not see any ospreys. | ||||||
| March 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Went by 2 times. The first time there was the start of a nest but no ospreys. The second time a pair of ospreys were standing on the nest. | ||||||
| March 11 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Joanne V spotted one osprey on the platform. It still looks like the nest requires major rebuilding. | ||||||
| March 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: went by 2 times. I didn’t see any ospreys. The nest does need work. | ||||||
| March 15 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: Went by 2 times. One time there was an osprey on the platform. | ||||||
| March 19 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 3/17 Went by 2 times. No ospreys on the nest or platform. 3/19 Went by 2 times. No ospreys on the nest or platform. | ||||||
| April 1 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 3/22 Went by the nest 1 time. There was an osprey standing on the nest. 3/30 Went by the nest 2 times. No ospreys on the nest or platform. 3/31 Went by 2 times. The first time there was an osprey on the edge of the nest. The second time there were two ospreys on the edge of the nest. 4/1 Went by 2 times. The first time no ospreys but the second time there was an osprey standing on the edge of the nest. Sue | ||||||
| April 2 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Joanne V reports: There was an osprey laying down in the nest. She was in the "incubation position," but because observation was a "drive by" from the highway, there was no way to determine if she was incubating. If she maintains that position over the course of a couple of weeks, it can be safely determined that she was incubating and the date can be logged for 4/2. | ||||||
| April 10 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 4/7 Went by 2 times. No ospreys on the nest or platform. 4/8 Went by 2 times. One time there was an osprey sitting on the nest. Appeared to have a flattened back. Maybe eggs? NOTE: it may be premature to declare incubation. This is not a deep nest so an osprey is typically visible on the nest, during incubation, although, it is a "drive by" nest so one can only get a fleeting glimpse. | ||||||
| April 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 4/13 Went by 2 times. Hard to see but I am sure an osprey was on the nest at least one of the times. 4/14 Went by 1 time. There was an osprey sitting on the nest. | ||||||
| April 29 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | U | N | |||
| Note: | Sue F reports: 4/ 19 Went by 1 time. There was an osprey in the nest. 4/27 Went by 2 times. Definitely an osprey on the nest at least one time. 4/28 Went by 2 times. From one direction I am sure I am seeing the head of an osprey. NOTE: incubation was suspected earlier, but a declaration was deemed premature, however it not appears that it has been taking place. A date of 4/14 will be logged as initiation. | ||||||
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