Platform pole had a nest in 2024 that did not survive this past winter. New 2025 nest was built on it, the pole closest to the Columbia St. bridge on the east side of the river.
First Osprey seen at this platform pole closest to the Columbia bridge where there had been a nest in 2024 that didn't survive the winter. Osprey adult was carefully placing sticks one at time to form the new nest.
April 10
2
N
N
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Female continuing to build nest. Smaller male watching from next or nearby platform pole with no nest.
June 11
2
N
1
young standing
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Male on nearby platform, preening and holding a fish with his talons on the platform wood. Left to go fishing elsewhere. Female was standing on nest, not laying, not crying out. Possibly one young head observed on nest.
June 18
1
U
U
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female sitting and standing on nest. No male seen.
July 3
1
N
2
young standing
Note:
Male was observed nearby the nest day before. Today the female left the nest to fish. Two young gray heads were observed sticking up out of the nest.
July 11
1
N
1
young standing
Note:
Mom standing next to youngster in nest. Only one youngster observed. Dad perched on nearby platform pole preening.
July 17
2
N
1
young laying down
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Mom was standing on nest, facing the chick and possibly eating a piece of fish. Dad was flying nearby, calling.
July 30
1
N
1
young standing
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Youngster was standing near the edge of the nest briefly and on a nearby pole with adult nearby.
August 12
0
N
1
young standing
Note:
Almost full-sized youngster alone standing on nest (which has partially disintegrated). 90 minutes later, the youngster was still alone but was now standing on the nearby empty nest platform pole. Two adult parents were not seen, assumed to be out fishing elsewhere on the river.
August 21
2
N
N
Note:
Nest was empty and only a partial amount of the sticks remained. No youngster was seen or heard. One yellow-eyed parent (mom?) perched on a pole near the nest for awhile, calling a few times. Another adult (dad?) circled a few times over the area quickly and quietly.
August 26
1
N
1
feeding, young standing
Note:
Osprey nest at the whitewater park in Bend has successfully launched one chick, now almost fully grown, this year. It is still being fed by at least one parent who dropped off a nice 10-inch fish at the nest yesterday. Youngster had been waiting patiently on its usual perch, an empty platform pole across the river from the nest, but when the parent showed up with the fish, it went to the nest (not too many sticks remaining there) for some wing flapping and calling, like any good begging baby bird. Parent went over to the empty platform pole to watch over the youngster and the fish, I guess, but then left. Youngster flew with the fish, awkwardly, across river to that pole and landed clumsily but successfully holding the fish and then ate it with gusto there. Much human activity (floaters, boaters, swimmers, surfers) at the whitewater park directly below the nest and empty platform poles. Photo is from 4pm yesterday, August 27, 2025, after the parent delivered a fish to the nest, the youngster flew over to the nest, and was calling, tenting, and flapping before eating a little and then moving the fish to its perch pole to finish eating. Youngster's eye color is turning from dark red to the yellow of an adult Osprey. Youngster has a "necklace" of dots across the upper chest and some remaining buff colored feathers on its nape. Its primaries are not longer than the tail, as they are on the parent.
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