New platform replaced in 2023. Was active in 2023 with ospreys and 2 chicks. 3/18/24 Male osprey landed at 11:05 am. At first, he was looking down a lot at floor of nest, moved a small stick and some dried grasses. Became very alert at looking around. Called out intermittently. 3 x.. 2 sticks visible hanging off left of nest. Flew away at 11:40 3/18/24 Female landed on platform with male at 3:55. Third osprey swooping in was chased away by one of the birds on the platform. Continued back and forth on/off the nest. 4:13 only one on nest, other two no longer in site. Continued back and forth action. 3/20 @ 7 am couple both resting on platform. intermittent vocalizing..One flies off.. second leaves and comes back with stick. Nest building has begun! 7:50 am. 3/20@3PM One bird arrives at 3:10 and builds nest, then stands sentry. At 3:50 it knocks all sticks off the platform and leaves. 3/21@3PM One bird nesting. 3:10 male arrives and stands sentry until 3:40 when he leaves, but returns at 3:55. No constructive activity. 3/22@3PM Two birds nesting. 3:10 female flies away for 10". 3:30 female leaves, male remains on sentry. 3:45 male flies away. 3/23@3PM: Female? soaring and lands.Takes off again at 3:05 and back at 3:10. Stands on roost (perhaps eating) and leaves at 3:45, not to return during the hour. 3/24@3PM. Male? in nest, then sentry on roost. 3:15 a bald eagle flies over. The osprey takes off and flies around, then returns to sentry. Leaves nest at 4 PM. 3/25@3PM Male sentry. 3:10 joined by female. Nest building. 3:20 both leave for the duration except male returns momentarily with moss. 3/25@ 4:45pm pair on nest when male hops on females back. FIRST observation of mating behavior. A few days ago observed a brief practice, however today was the real thing. Nest base now filled with moss and several additional low lying sticks. Earlier today observed one of the birds pressing moss down w belly. 3/26 @9:50 am second observed attempt at mating. @ 10:58 couple again on platform. 3/26@3PM Couple flies in., female first then male appears to land on her momentarily, then moves to roost. After a few minutes in the nest female moves to the other roost. Male leaves at 3:35 followed by female at 3:45. No return. 3/27@3PM Raining. Both birds fly in at 3PM. 3:35 both birds take off & soar around when another osprey flies over. Then they remain on perches for the rest of the hour. 3/28@3PM Ospreys absent. Female arrives at 3:25 and roosts until 4PM. Male no show. 3/29@3PM Nest vacant until 3:40 until female arrives and moves branches around. 3/30@3PM Male brings branch. Birds beak to beak. Birds alternately leave and return about every 10 minutes. 4/1@3PM Female on nest scraping beak on post. 4/2@3PM Both on nest. 3:10 male leaves and returns and lands on female momentarily, then they both stand around until female leaves at 3:45. 4/3@3PM Two birds, two branches. Female leaves at 3:30. Male later hangs on during strong thunderstorm. 4/4@3PM Two birds, more branches, but poorly woven. They stand sentry until male leaves at 3:45. 4/5@3PM Female only on nest until 3:54 when male returns. 4/6@3:10PM Both birds roost on opposite sides of platform until4PM when male moves to female's side. No improvement in nest construction. 4/7@3PM Two birds on nest at opposite roosts. 3:10 Male leaves and comes back with small twig. He repeats and then leaves for the remainder of the hour. 4/9@3:50 No birds. 4:25 Female arrives. 4:35 Male returns, appears to have quick sex, then female leaves and male stands sentry. Still only a few branches in the nest. Earlier today I saw the male bring a small branch, female did nothing and the a branch fell overboard. 4/17 @ 7:25 am both birds on nest, currently still...7:35 Female starting to fetch sticks and moss while male remains perched on end post. Observed more mating early yesterday morning. Male brought a couple very large sticks that could not be secured and fell off due to high winds. 8 am both resting on nest. 4/18@3PM Both birds on roost. 3:10 Both birds fly off. Female returns immediately. Male catches fish and flys away. 3:20 Female leaves, but returns at 3:25 and does a little nest rearranging until 4PM. Nest is still substandard. 4/20 @3:10PM Female only roosting until 4:05 when male returns. He then makes several short flights to retrieve sticks and moss and attempts to improve nest. 4/21@3PM Both birds roosting on platform Yesterday's sticks appear to have been discarded. Male leaves at 3:15, returns at 3:55. 4/22@3PM Female on roost. 3:15 male returns. 3:25 female leaves and returns at3:45. 3:50 male leaves, returns at 3:55 and both fly around and he leaves she stays. Nest looks comfortable at the base, but there are no protective branches in place. Just a few hanging off the edge. 4/23@3PM Female nestled in nest. 3:10 launched and returns with fish and eats. 3:30 launch and returns with stick. 3:40 launch, soar and returns to roost and clean feathers. 4:00 nestles again. 4/24@3PM Female only nesting. Appears to be preparing a comfortable area, perhaps for future brooding. Male arrives at 3:45, lands on female momentarily, then assumes roost sentry. Female remains in nest perimeter. 4/25@3PM As I arrived, both osprey on platform and a great blue heron was wading nearby. One osprey (female I think) swooped and screeched at the heron several times. The heron defended itself by lunging at the osprey, but eventually flewcaway. The ospreys huddled on the platform for several minutes, but then the male left and did not return. The female remained, standing in the nest. 4/26@3PM During the ensuing hour both birds left and returned several times at 5 to 10 minute intervals. The female sat in the nest and flapped her wings occasionally . 4/29@3PM. Interesting day. One bird leaves at 3:00 (i think male) other bird is nesting. Bird returns with fish and I believe switched places with female. She ate while he nested. Then they switch again and the male leaves, returns with another fish in about 15" and he eats at the nest while she nests with eggs (think...cannot see eggs). 4/30@2PM Female nesting, then male swaps positions and sits on eggs for about 15' while female stretches and preens on roost. Male then takes off and returns with soft nesting materials several times. They both work on the nest, but then he leaves during the last 15 minutes. 5/1 from 2:30 to 3:30 Both birds on platform sharing duties of nesting or sentry. Sometimes they were beak to beak on the platfom, mostly one or the other on the nest. Male finally left after 45 minutes. 5/2@3PM Female nesting. Male arrives at 3:05 , lands on her and flaps wings for a few seconds then takes off and returns at 3:15 with a big branch. He then leaves and femalearranges nesting materials and gets back in nest. Male returns at 3:25 for a few minutes, but leaves for the rest of the hour. Female nesting. 5/12@3PM Male leaves perch, female in nest until 3:30. He returns, they swap places, she leaves for 20" then returns, nests. Then he nest and she leaves. Apparently during this hour they just share nest time , sentry duty and fly aways. and does nest arranging 5/13 @3PM. Black bird nesting. 3:15 Dusky bird returns to perch. 3:35 They swap positions and black bird leaves. Black bird returns at 3:55 to perch. I'm not sure which is M and which is F, but they do switch duties during the hour. 5/14@3PM Raining. Female on nest. Male arrives at 3:30 and stands sentry until 4PM, then leaves. 5/15@3PM Female nesting. Male arrives on perch at 3:05 and leaves at 3:15. 5/16@3:30 Female nesting. Male shows up on perch at 4:15, leaves at 4:25. Female still nesting. 5/19@ AM Female continues her nesting. Male arrives at 7:25 and remains perch on the side preening feathers until 7:46am 5/19@3PM Female nesting. Male arrives on perch at 3:30. At 3:50 they swap positions and female flys away. 5/20 @3:15 Female nesting, male on roost. 3:20 male leaves, female remains on nest, occasionally rearranging nest materials for the remainder of the hour. 5/21@4:00 PM Female nesting, but anticipates male who returns at 4:15 and swaps places. Female leaves and returns at 4:25 and perches until 4:40 when male leaves nest. She nests and he returns shortly with a large branch that falls into the water. He then perches while she nests for the rest of the hour. 5/23@3PM Female on nest. I think I see a chick. Little white head popped up next to her left rear. 3:10 Male returns to roost. Female stays on nest and rearranges bedding (or feeds chix). 3:20 Male leaves. 3:45 Male returns and swaps places with female, who leaves. 4:00 Status Quo. 5/25@3:30 PM.Female on perch. Male on nest. No chicks visible. 3:40 She leaves. 3:45 She returns and rearranges soft nesting materials and then leaves again. Male remains on nest. 4:05 She returns with fish and swaps positions with male. He goes to perch and eats voraciously.When he finishes he remains on perch. No chicks seen and no indication that they are being fed. 5/26 @3:00 PM Female on nest. Male on perch. 3:15 male leaves and returns at 3:25 with a branch and then swaps places with female. At 3:55 they swap places again. I see no chicks during the change of places, nor do I see any indication of babies present (such as feeding or moving by either parent). 5/27@3:00PM Female on nest. Strong rain storm. 3:30 Male returns with fish, eats some, gives rains to female and leaves. She appears to eat and perhaps feed young, although I can't see them. 3:45 Male returns with stick and swaps places with female. She leaves. No chix visible. 5/28@3:30 Female on nest. 3:40 Male returns. They appear to argue over stick placement on platform. During the hour, they swap duties with the male dominating the roost and female the nest. No chicks visible during duty swap, although it is possible they are being fed (invisibly). 5/29@3PM Both birds in nest. Male is rearranging branches and drops two in the water. He leaves at 3:10. She remains on nest through a rainstorm for the hour. No chicks visible. 5/30@3PM Male on nest. Female on roost until 3:25. They swap positions and male leaves. He returns with fish at 3:45 and swaps positions and female eats , male on nest. No chicks visible. 6/1 mom alone on nest, position is of brooding her chicks. No visible signs of movement underneath or siting of chicks as of this date. 6/2@3PM Male on nest, female on roost. 3:05 She chases him to roost, takes nest and rearranges bedding. He then leaves, comes back periodically and changes positions at 4PM. No chicks visible. 6/3@3PM Male on nest. 3:10 Female arrives on roost. 3:20 male leaves and female takes nest. 3:50 Male returns and swaps positions. No chicks visible. 6/4 @ 6:45 am. Mom alone on nest. Male flies in briefly with stick and then leaves. Female appears to be feeding for no more than 5-10 minutes, her head drops down very low in the nest. No chicks or movement visible. 6/4@3PM Female onthe nest for the entire hour. No male. No chicks. 6/5@3PM Female on nest.3:15 Male returns with small fish, eats then swaps places. Female flies around the area and goes back to nest at 3:40. Male brings back a small fish and eats then swaps while female eats. No chicks visible. 6/6@3PM Female on nest alone until 3:40. Male brings afish and they both eat. No indication of feeding young. No chicks visible. 6/8@3PM Female nesting. Male on perch. He eats fish. She keeps sticking her head down into nest. At 3:35 he flies away & returns with more fish and eats more. She is totally involved in the nest. I think I see a change in behavior. She stays on nest. He stays in the area, mostly on perch, otherwise fishing. No swapping of positions No chicks visible. 6/9 6:30 am Very windy. observed nest building activity. Male flies in with large stick drops onto female and it rolls off. Another awkward shaped stick arrives, eventually gets wedged in to side, and later falls off... a large clump of dried grass/moss is delivered. Female appears to be breaking up the underneath nesting material.. fluffing it up so to speak. No signs of chicks when mom moves around. Now eating, however no signs of dipping head down to share food at this point. Back to laying on nest. .. 9:18 am CONFIRMED female feeding chick although chick not yet visible! 6/9@3PM There is definitely a change in behavior. The male is consistently on the perch or bringing food. The female is totally involved in nesting. She either spreads out over the nest or vigorously projects her head down into the nest. I have not seen a chick, but it seems very probable that there is one or more. (HW) 6/10@3PM No birds on nest. No chicks visible.She returns in a few minutes and he arrives with a branch at 3:15. A small head and neck pop up, then gone. Female on nest for the remainder except for a few minutes relief by male. No additional sightings. (HW) 3/11@3PM Definite Chick sightings! Both adults feeding chicks. I think two chicks are visible. One appears to be dominant. It actively pops up occasionally and it looks like another smaller one is present. 3:15 Male leaves , does not return before 4PM. 3:50 Female takes off & flies around and a chick is observed. She returns after a few minutes and sits on them. 6/12 8:45am: 3 chicks confirmed! Both parents on the nest feeding chicks. 6/13 @3PM There is so much debris brought into nest that chicks cannot be seen. At 3:30 some debris falls off and reveals what appears to be three chicks, one being dominant.Both parents now spend more time on sentry duty, rearranging nest materials or feeding chicks. 6/14 3:15 pm mom appears to have a shriveled deceased chick in her talons and mouth and is moving to the outside edge of the nest. Two lively chicks remain and appear hungry. After several minutes the female releases the deceased chick from her talons, and off the side of the nest into the water. Male has not been on the nest for the past hour. 6/15 @3PM Mother is feeding two chicks. Father is sentry. Later father pulls pieces from fish and feeds mom who feeds chicks. Mom & Pop exchange food beak to beak. 3:30 lunch is over, Mom sits on chicks. Pop is sentry. he leaves at 3:50. 6/16 @3PM Mother feeds two chicks, father sentry. Sometimes adults exchange food and then mom gives to chix. 3:30 mother sits on chicks, father sentry, but he leaves at 3:50. 6/17@ 3PM Both adults staying closet home. Definitely two chicks, but one seems dominant. They are growing fast and beginning to take on some color on their bodies, but still fuzzy white osprey heads that stick up about 6 inches when alert. 6/18 @3PM The chicks are feeding themselves! At 3PM mother is on the roost with chicks not seen. At 3:35 father returns with a fish and stands sentry while the mother and chicks feed from the large fish until 4PM. The chicks have grown considerably since yesterday and are able to peck at the fish and feed themselves. She still hovers over them. 6/19@3PM Female on nest. 3:15 Male arrives with fish. Mother and chicks eat. She rips off pieces and gives it to chicks, but they are pecking as well. 3:25 lunch is over. Chicks return to bed, mom takes a short flight. Then the male leaves and returns with more food and the scenario repeats. He then leaves and brings back an ugly branch. They still haven't figured that part out. Chicks are beiginning to show growth and energy. 6/20@3PM Mom feeding chicks.They are full bodied and looking around when not eating or sleeping. 3:20 Dad comes in with fish. He stands sentry while she feeds chicks.3:40 Mom flies into water, then circles around then lands on roost and preens. Dad stands sentry until 3:45 then he leaves. I can see most of the body of the chicks. One of them is very interested in the outside world. I hope it doesn't try to go too soon. 6/21@2:39 Mom with two half grown chicks. They are beginning to change color from white fuzz to dark foliage. Much bigger today. Still not walking, bit hobbling around nest. 6/22@3PM Mother hovers over chicks as they wander around the nest. 3:25 Father comes in with big fish and eats his fill while mother and chicks wait. Then the adults feed the chicks and let them eat the droppings. Then both adults shade the chicks from the 95 degree heat and sun. 6/23@3PM Hot and windy today. Adults pretty much shielding the chicks from the elements. No feeding observed. One chick seems active. The other one not so. 6/24@3PM Dad brings in big fish. Mom takes it and feeds chicks while he watches. It takes about 20 minutes. Kids nap. Mom flies away at 3:35 and chicks get up and look around until she returns (Dad watches). 3:45 Dad takes off and returns with another fish, which he mostly eats but Mom takes some and feeds the dominant chick, who is always asking for more. 3:50 nap time. 6/25@3PM During the entire hour today, there was little activity. Mostly just the adults on perches and the chicks ambling around or sleeping. The only remarkable thing is the growth of these chicks. You can see it from day to day. 6/26 @8:15 am. Female rearranging nest and brings in new sticks. Chicks awake and alert as the sticks get moved around. Male starting to eat and chicks move closer. Male begins passing food to female for her to feed the chicks. Sticks remain very loose.. another fish is delivered and feeding continues. Male feeding chicks while female eats. July 2 @ 10:15 am. both parents on the nest. Male brings fish and female shares fish with chicks. One chick seems to get most of the food and will chase the other into the corer where it stays with head down while mom continues to feed dominant chick. Dominant chick continues to bully the second chick. 7/7 @ 3PM Mom feeding both chicks. 3:20 Dad's home. 3:25 Both parents leave but stay close by. 3:30 both return, then Dad leaves, Mom stays and shields chicks from strong sun. One chick still seems dominant and occasionally pecks the smaller one on the head. 7/8 @ 3:30 PM Mother osprey stood over her babies with her wings spread for one hour under my observation in order to shield them from the sun on this 95degree day. Dad was a no show. 7/9@ 9 AM. parent feeding one chick and same chick occasionally taking bites of fish. Second chick turned to side with head resting on edge of nest. First east towards the sun, then north.. appears not to have any interest in eating.. .9:20 first check moves to side and second steps up to feed. First chick resting. Second chick still feeding at 9:40. @ 9:41 first chick returns to eat and first chick Rests eating for another 12 minutes. Mom continues to eat while two chicks rest. Another dad NO show. 7/10 @ 330 PM Very similar to the report of 7/9 AM. Mom is feeding chicks as well as herself, but one chick seems more aggressive. Dad stands sentry. This AM I saw him warding off an osprey stranger while Mom stayed with chicks. 7/11 @3PM Mom shading chix. 3:20 Dad arrives with fish. Mom, Dad and primary chick feed (Mom feeds #1). #2 chick is at other end of nest looking away. After others have had enough, Mom takes fish to #2 and feeds it. #1 exercises wings and eats scraps. 3:50 Dad leaves and chicks rest. Mom again shades them. 7/13 6:30-7:30 am chicks sleeping, resting and barely visible for most of hour. Mom on perch, some preening otherwise still. All is quiet on the water. Dad no show. 7/17 @2:00 Mom sheltering chicks with her wings for better part of hour. 7/18@1:13. early am dad brought in multiple large sticks. All 4 were on the nest for brief moments. Fishing line and hook is still dangling from bottom of nest. Currently, chicks have been on their own for the better part of this hour of observation. One chick is sitting upright and panting the second is laying down... now both laying down. No sighting of either parent and all sticks from this morning have fallen off. 7/21@3PM Dad brought fish and stands sentry. Mom still feeding chicks, although in big pieces now instead of regurgitating. It appears that chicks are eating by themselves as well, but not pulling the fish apart. That's Mom's job. After one hour she is still eating this large fish, while chicks nap. The less dominant chick seems to have markings similar to the mother (speckled chest). They are about 2/3 size. 7/22@3PM This hour was spent mostly feeding. No male present. Mom continues to feed chicks, but now with big chunks and they appear to take some on their own. The mottled appearance is beginning to become darker. 7/23@ 6 am Mom standing sentry and being very vocal for first few minutes. One chick is resting while the second is actively preening feathers and appears to mimic mom's calls. Same chick spreads wings and flaps for a several seconds. Does not lift off, then returns to preening feathers, eventually lays down to rest. Second chick is now preening, yet remains reclined. Mom continues to stand sentry, no longer vocalizing while second chick is more actively preening feathers, partially reclined. Dad flys overhead as if to land. mom calls out, and he disappears.. Mom leaves briefly/ returns with fish, both chicks up and taking turns feeding. 7/23@3PM No adult male observed. Mom feeds chicks, but #1 chick is very agressive in taking chunks from her as well as pecking at fish. #2 chick seems less interested, but later eats scraps. Mom then stands sentry and chicks rest. 7/24@3:10PM For the next hour the chicks nested alone. They occasionally stood up and exercised their wings or poked around for scraps, but no adults or fish. It looks like they are almost ready for flight, especially #1 chick., who is more robust. 7/25@3-4PM Both chicks alone for this hour. They huddled during a strong shower and they exercised their wings to the extent that the #1 chick lifted off the surface, but then settled back. #2 is not so adventurous. Later saw mother watching from afar on the neighbor's rooftop. 8/27@ 7-9:30. Chicks continued throughout this period to lay low and rest alone. Some preening by dominant chick. No sighting from either parent. Parents rarely on the nest, and only for brief periods. Feeding reduced considerably throughout the day. 8/28@ 3-4PM A tragic day for one chick. It was sighted with both wings draped over the side of the nest and motionless. My first thought was that #2 chick finally starved or failed in some manner. However, my later observation shows a much more subdued survivor. Although it ate with Mom early in the day, it never flapped its wings or showed the robust activity of #1, who was actually lifting off the nest a few days ago. Also, the dead bird's wings are enormous, whereas the remaining chick seems smaller and has not been flapping its wings or showing signs of getting ready to fly. Perhaps the adventurous one died of unkown causes, or, if the survivor is #1, it is shaken by the turn of events. I did not see an adult during this hour. I hope someone knows of an identifying mark that can tell us which is which. 7/29@6 am. Wings draping over side are starting to decompose. Initially, no sign of movement on the nest. 6:15 head lifts slightly to look around. 6:20 chick gets up slowly, clearly very weak, and repositions to face into the wind, and then lays down again. No sign of either parent since yesterday morning. 6:40 am one parent flys in from the NW and circles back without landing or getting in close proximity to the nest. Chick #2 continues to rest quietly. 7/30@ 7 am some movement around nest away from deceased chick and facing NW, some calling. Then turned to face into the wind. Resting quietly, with head dropped back right corner of nest. No sign of parent and no attempt at flapping wings this hour. 7/31 @7 am. Sometime yesterday between 2:15 and 4 pm check left the nest. Nest remains empty except for decaying carcas. 7:25am two osprey flew over, one hovering briefly appearing to take a closer look at the nest. Circled once and left. 8/10 @ 3PM Female returns to nest occasionally. Male finally sighted after several days, but then left. Nest seems to be pretty much abandoned.