Maps & Data
| ID | Nickname | Substrate | Coords | Last Watched | Status | City/County | State | Postal Code |
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Recently watched nests
Unwatched nests
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Activity log
| Date | Nest | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 6:43 PM: Bald Eagle atop cell tower. will post photos later. When I passed back by 45 minutes later, it was gone. https://ebird.org/checklist/S36152179 | ||||||
| July 21 | 642 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 10:15 AM Osprey perched on cell tower. https://ebird.org/checklist/S92087071 84°F and hazy - from 83 wild fires in 13 states out west? | ||||||
| March 30 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 9:08 AM: Osprey on cell tower. https://ebird.org/checklist/S105885890 | ||||||
| May 4 | 7564 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 11:29 AM - Osprey in the nest. | ||||||
| November 17 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 6.30 AM Adult Bald Eagle standing at nest again _ before 6.44 AM sunrise. I saw an eagle here twice earlier this week. Are the pair of eagles overnighting at this (former) osprey nest? | ||||||
| January 18 | 6841 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 8:01 AM - Adult bald eagle on cell tower. 32°F. 7:16 AM sunrise. | ||||||
| January 26 | 482 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 9:03 AM - Adult Bald Eagle in Osprey nest. 68°F (in January!) and mostly sunny | ||||||
| February 16 | 6659 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 7:15 AM - Nest platform is gone. Construction vehicles parked where nest platform used to be. | ||||||
| February 22 | 9172 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 11:32 AM - Adult (male?) Osprey on top of WHRO antenna. Spotted while getting gas for my car. Quick photo taken from gas station. Guessing this is a male due to the lack of “necklace” feathers. There are two side-by-side antennas. This bird was on the antenna without the nest. | ||||||
| February 23 | 9172 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| February 28 | 6774 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 9:20 AM - Cable running from top of cell tower (nest area) to ground. Hope it is removed soon - before nesting season! | ||||||
| March 2 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 5:10 PM - Dave told me an Osprey returned, Tonight, I photoed a female with yellow/gold band on left leg. 62°F and partly sunny. 6.01 PM sunset | ||||||
| March 3 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | U | U | ||
| March 3 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 9:26 AM - I took poor photo of Osprey flying down from cell tower with nest - down across small lake. | ||||||
| March 3 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 11:07 AM - noticed an Osprey at this cell tower the end of last summer. Since Ospreys have been seen at other nests the last few days, I checked this one. Sure enough, an Osprey was beside the nest! (The nest and the Osprey were on the lower level of the cell tower.) 60 degrees F and sunny. | ||||||
| March 3 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 10:56 AM - Osprey on cell tower at Chesapeake bypass highway - near Battlefield Blvd. I parked at the American Legion on Battlefield and photoed the bird. Then I drove to the nearby Osprey nest at the athletic field at Greenbrier Christian Academy. No Osprey; so it's possible this Osprey on the Bypass' cell tower was the one from Greenbrier Christian Academy's nest. The school’s west side parking lot was full of cars, people and signs. 63°F and sunny. | ||||||
| March 3 | 9411 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| March 3 | 9411 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 3 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 4 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 7:02 AM - saw Osprey flying to cell tower with nest. 57°F | ||||||
| March 6 | 6774 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 5:33 PM No Osprey yet. 14 starlings flew in and landed on the top of the cell tower. 53°F and overcast. | ||||||
| March 6 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 5.48 PM Adult bald eagle perched beside former Osprey nest on top of power transmission pole. | ||||||
| March 7 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 8:04 AM Osprey perched on top of cell tower with nest. Preening. 55°F and overcast. | ||||||
| March 10 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 9:40 AM - Photoed two ospreys at the nest, with one delivering nesting material: a long tree branch. 53°F and partly sunny. 7:22 AM sunrise. Daylight savings started today. | ||||||
| March 10 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 11 | 6774 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 4:36 PM - Osprey was flying west over south edge of Berkley Bridge and just north of cell tower with nest. 59 degree F and sunny. | ||||||
| March 11 | 6848 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 8:02 AM. Osprey on top of cell tower with nest. 41°F. 7:21 AM sunrise | ||||||
| March 11 | 6848 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 11 | 6774 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 12 | 3911 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 7:02 AM - Osprey at cell tower. 47°F | ||||||
| March 12 | 4804 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 12:21 PM Osprey flying near cell tower with nest. 62°F and sunny. https://ebird.org/checklist/S164529155 | ||||||
| March 12 | 3911 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 12:22PM - Could see flapping wings from center of top of cell tower. Copulation? Most likely at least Courtship display. 66°F and sunny. https://ebird.org/checklist/S164529136 | ||||||
| March 12 | 4177 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 12:26 PM - Osprey took flight from center of nest on top of cell tower. 66°F and sun sunny | ||||||
| March 12 | 4177 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 12 | 3911 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 12 | 4804 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 13 | 9172 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 10:55 AM: Two adult Ospreys together on antenna. No nest started yet - on nearby cell tower. 69°F, sunny and clear blue sky. | ||||||
| March 13 | 217 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 12:03 PM - photoed Osprey on green channel marker #9 (near former nest location on channel marker 11). No nest yet. Old nest is gone. 69 degrees F and sunny. https://ebird.org/checklist/S164731439 | ||||||
| March 14 | 9170 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 5:54 PM - Osprey atop cell tower. https://ebird.org/checklist/S164846906 | ||||||
| March 14 | 4945 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 9:33 AM - checked cell tower. No Osprey, and no sign of nesting building. | ||||||
| March 14 | 9423 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 5:49 PM - While stopped at traffic light, I watched Osprey deliver nesting material to nest on communication tower. Photoed nest & tower. https://ebird.org/checklist/S164847751 | ||||||
| March 14 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 7:59 AM - Observed Osprey flying to center of cell tower with nest | ||||||
| March 14 | 217 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 14 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 14 | 9170 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 14 | 9423 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 15 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 8:14 AM - Osprey flying below cell tower with nest. 62°F | ||||||
| March 15 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 8:12 AM Osprey at cell tower | ||||||
| March 15 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 4:51 PM - Two Ospreys flying near (south of) cell tower with nest. 70°F | ||||||
| March 18 | 6774 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Osprey flew to top of cell tower with nest. Crow repeatedly flew at Osprey and touched the Osprey's back with the Crow's feet. Osprey vocalized repeatedly. 52°F | ||||||
| March 18 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 8:26 AM Osprey flying and carrying nesting materials to the nest on top of cell tower. 52°F | ||||||
| March 19 | 7876 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| March 21 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 8:17 AM - Osprey at cell tower with nest | ||||||
| March 22 | 7564 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 3:38 PM - Osprey at cell tower with nest. 60°F | ||||||
| March 22 | 5023 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 3:40 PM - watched Osprey fly from nest at top of cell tower. | ||||||
| March 22 | 9171 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Duplicate nest. Moved content to: https://www.osprey-watch.org/nests/7564 | ||||||
| March 22 | 163 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Deleted. and entered under https://www.osprey-watch.org/nests/9171 | ||||||
| March 23 | 5023 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 23 | 163 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 23 | 7564 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 23 | 9171 | LauraLOVESbirds | Y | N | |||
| March 31 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Carried nesting material to the top level of cell tower. Last year, I think they used the third level from the top. 53°F and sunny. 6:51 AM sunrise. | ||||||
| March 31 | 5533 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 2 | 7617 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | U | N | ||
| Note: | LARGE nest on cell tower | ||||||
| April 2 | 6524 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | N | ||
| April 4 | 547 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| April 6 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | https://ebird.org/checklist/S167343883 | ||||||
| April 6 | 7876 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| April 6 | 7464 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| April 6 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 6 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 6 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | THREE adults at the nest. Photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S167380804 | ||||||
| April 6 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| April 9 | 9571 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 9 | 4178 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 9 | 6841 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| April 10 | 744 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| April 13 | 644 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| April 14 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 15 | 3911 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| April 17 | 5343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | N | ||
| Note: | THREE adults ospreys in the air. One flew to top of cell tower with nest. | ||||||
| April 17 | 4803 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| April 20 | 7564 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| April 20 | 9172 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| April 20 | 9629 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| May 1 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| May 8 | 9170 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | 91°F! and sunny. | ||||||
| May 8 | 7876 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| May 8 | 9670 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| May 8 | 6848 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| May 11 | 547 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | N | ||
| May 12 | 9172 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| May 21 | 524 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Platform was empty. No nest building has occurred at this location. | ||||||
| May 21 | 9718 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | On Seaside Tours boat ride with Captain Meriwether | ||||||
| May 25 | 4224 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| May 26 | 6687 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Photo and info from BAJ. Photo shared with her permission. | ||||||
| May 29 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| May 31 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Uploaded photo to wrong nest. Can’t figure out how to delete it… | ||||||
| May 31 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Standing on cell tower cross bar - beside nest. Maybe because nest is full… Nest is too high to see inside. | ||||||
| May 31 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Looked like adult was feeding Young. Cannot see young yet. Tried to upload photo; but format isn’t accepted. | ||||||
| June 1 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 1 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Adult Osprey was on the nest yesterday morning. But not now. Nest is quite small (short). | ||||||
| June 1 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 2 | 9762 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| June 2 | 9771 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| Note: | https://ebird.org/atlasnc/checklist/S178973543 | ||||||
| June 2 | 9761 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 2 | 9759 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Osprey flying high In the air; but Captain Erik Moore told us the Ospreys started this nest and two others nearby this season and then abandoned all three after just a few weeks. | ||||||
| June 2 | 9760 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 2 | 9758 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Boat captain Erik Moore told us the Ospreys were at the nest a few weeks ago; but abandoned it. It is one of three nests he said the Ospreys abandoned this season. The Ospreys were in the air; but no longer using these three nests. | ||||||
| June 2 | 6997 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Boat captain Erik Moore told us this was 1 of 3 nests the Ospreys used and then abandoned this season. The three nests are all within eyesight of each other. The Ospreys were in the air; but no longer using these three nests. | ||||||
| June 6 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | N | ||
| Note: | Adult Osprey had two silver leg bands | ||||||
| June 6 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | N | ||
| Note: | Nest seems shallow/short as compared to other Osprey nests | ||||||
| June 7 | 6901 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| June 7 | 7589 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| June 8 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 8 | 644 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| June 16 | 9788 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| June 21 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Still unable to see if there are young in the nest, but adult stood with wings half spread - as if to shield (young?) from afternoon sun. | ||||||
| June 22 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | U | ||
| June 22 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | U | young laying down | |
| June 22 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 22 | 5533 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | I checked Osprey nests in Chesapeake for 2 hours this day and 3 hours the next day. This nest is the ONLY nest I found with a chick. Additional photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S183026054. | ||||||
| June 22 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Two together on power transmission pole at I-64. Vocalizations. No activity at Osprey nest on adjacent pole. | ||||||
| June 23 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| June 23 | 7464 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No branches. No nest building this season. Past seasons’ nest is gone. | ||||||
| June 23 | 7876 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | -Female vocalizing and perched on light pole beside pole with nest platform. -Male laying on another light pole nearby - while harassed by American Crow. More photos: https://ebird.org/checklist/S183230875 -Nest is quite short and small. Is it being used? Wonder if the crows ate the Osprey eggs/chicks. | ||||||
| June 23 | 6848 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 23 | 9670 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Watched adult Osprey dive in to small retention ditch along the highway and carry something back to the nest | ||||||
| June 23 | 607 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Vocalizing. | ||||||
| June 23 | 644 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| June 23 | 9808 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| June 24 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Observed osprey returning to nest chased by two American crows. American crows vocalized and landed on cell tower with Osprey nest. nest is quite short, shallow. Osprey left as I was leaving. | ||||||
| June 25 | 6841 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| June 29 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| June 29 | 6659 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Platform was taken down. So there is no nest. Adult osprey is perched on the athletic field light pole near where the nest platform was… Additional photo: https://ebird.org/checklist/S184308119 | ||||||
| June 29 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| Note: | Adult and full-size immature at best. Full-size immature flew a few loops and returned to nest. Twice. 8 or so photos posted here: https://ebird.org/checklist/S184308119 | ||||||
| June 29 | 744 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Can see nesting material. But observed no Ospreys. Crow landed in the nest and stayed a while. | ||||||
| June 29 | 8366 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Photo two adults at the nest | ||||||
| July 6 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| July 6 | 9418 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| July 7 | 9343 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| Note: | Immature bird is full size and flying. It was perched above adult on cell tower. | ||||||
| July 10 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| July 16 | 9670 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| July 18 | 6897 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | On the nest. Unsure if it was adult or full-sized immature. (I was driving.) | ||||||
| July 18 | 6767 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| July 18 | 9170 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | N | ||
| July 18 | 9852 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | On top of cell tower with nest. | ||||||
| July 19 | 5534 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Two Ospreys circling above cell tower with nest. Unable to see if they were adults or full-sized immature ospreys. (I was driving.) | ||||||
| July 19 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| Note: | Together. Perched on cell tower with nest. | ||||||
| July 20 | 6848 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| July 21 | 782 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Abandoned? Heard Osprey vocalizing from tree line at nearby lake (behind Walmart); so I drove over there. Did not find Osprey. | ||||||
| July 25 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| July 25 | 6774 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| July 26 | 3850 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| July 27 | 744 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Three Ospreys flew over the boat ramp and Osprey nest atop the crane. They vocalized. One (adult Osprey) landed in the nest for a few seconds then left and joined the others that were flying over the area. | ||||||
| July 29 | 6524 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | U | U | ||
| Note: | In/on nest. I was driving. Unsure if it was adult or immature osprey. | ||||||
| July 29 | 4804 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | U | ||
| Note: | I was driving. Unable to see if one or both were adults/immature Ospreys. One was in the nest and one flew down from the nest (atop a cell tower). | ||||||
| August 10 | 4804 | LauraLOVESbirds | 2 | U | 1 | ||
| Note: | Three Ospreys together on cell tower with nest. Two at the nest and third Osprey on lower level. I was at Saran Constance Park (Oceanview beach). | ||||||
| August 10 | 9670 | LauraLOVESbirds | 1 | N | U | ||
| Note: | Driving - unsure if it was adult or young. It was standing IN the nest. | ||||||
| August 12 | 6897 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
| August 15 | 7307 | LauraLOVESbirds | 0 | N | N | ||
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