HHI Osprey Watch
Description
A large nest clearly visible at the far end of the USCB Hilton Head Parking area. There is a lagoon behind the parking lot which is clearly seen. The nest is in a live pine in the island in the parking lot between the lagoon and Office Park Road.
2 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2025 Season Data
Nest Status
productive
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
fledged
Clutch history milestones
March 17, 2025
unknown
May 5, 2025
Brood history milestones
June 2, 2025
July 14, 2025
unknown
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| February 12 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: No activity. Nest in good condition. | ||||||
| February 24 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: Still no activity. | ||||||
| March 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: one osprey sighted. Looked like the male. Was flying back and forth bringing new sticks to the nest. | ||||||
| March 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N |
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| Note: | Mollie K: USCB: 3/4 osprey bringing sticks to nest…looked like the male (Mr. Tree Branch) but hard to tell 3/5 4pm female(Ms.Mossy) in the nest just hanging out | ||||||
| March 13 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: USCB: 3/13: mossy (mom) hanging out in nest. Didn’t see branch (dad) | ||||||
| March 17 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Mollie K: 3/17 mossy sitting in nest poking her head out looking around. She is making small vocalizations. Dad calling to her but haven’t seen him yet (could have been her). She flew out the nest about 15 mins later and started vocalizing louder from another tree. Dad flew around nest. Then a few minutes later mom flew around nest and dad flew back to the nest with some Spanish moss! Official both are back! | ||||||
| March 26 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: USCB 3/26: mom in nest but not hunkered down | ||||||
| April 28 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: 4/28 USCB: No activity but possible an Osprey in the nest. It’s high and hard to see in. | ||||||
| May 5 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Mollie K: 5/5: USCB No activity. Potential for Osprey in nest but can’t see in. Osprey flying nearby high in the sky…making calls. Glad I waited because the male finally flew in and the female flew out. Male then hunkered down in the nest. Incubation is definitely in process. | ||||||
| May 16 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | U | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: 5/16: Osprey low in nest. Looked like some movement. Think still incubating | ||||||
| May 30 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | U | N | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: USCB: adult in nest waiting for the other osprey flying around and calling to each other | ||||||
| June 2 | HHI Osprey Watch | 2 | N | U | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: 6/2 USCB: very loud calling. Osprey flying high over. Looked on the other side of nest and could spot Osprey sitting in the nest but not in incubation position. Cleaning itself. Kept dipping head into the nest. Possible hatchlings. | ||||||
| June 4 | HHI Osprey Watch | 1 | N | U | |||
| Note: | Mollie K: 6/4: osprey sitting on edge or nest looking around. Dipping head every once in a while. | ||||||
| June 13 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | ||
| Note: | Mollie K Sub: 6/13 USCB: Possible female juvenile cleaning itself and looking around | ||||||
| July 14 | HHI Osprey Watch | 0 | N | 4 | young standing |
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| Note: | Mollie K: 7/14 USCB: Practicing flying - there are 4 ospreys hard to tell adult from juvenile Trying to see eye color but tricky. A lot of wing flapping from all of them. I think three juveniles potentially 4 | ||||||
This nest has 9 reference photos. View Photos
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