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Activity log
| Date | Nest | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 21 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female was sitting in nest. The male was standing on an adjacent light pole. I observed for 20 minutes. | ||||||
| April 23 | 12011 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female in the nest; male (huge) perched on a tree branch about 50 yards away. He would look over his shoulder at the river often. The female just sat in her nest. Observed for 20 minutes. | ||||||
| April 28 | 12031 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | There appears to be a dark piece of cloth - perhaps a towel - up on the nest, from under which the osprey (can't tell if it's male or female) pokes its head out. I can't tell if it's ensnared or not. It's not making any sounds of distress, and I can't see if there's another up there under the towel. I have to check this again tomorrow. | ||||||
| April 29 | 12011 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female in nest, moving about a bit - not nesting. Male 50 yards away, perched on high tree. Left branch to "escort" another male from the area. Went down to the dam (looking for herring?) and returned, but not to the same tree. Then there were 3 up high, soaring. | ||||||
| May 5 | 12031 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Saw no activity in the nest; it was raining lightly but steadily. One (male?) was perched the entire time on a neighboring light stanchion, calling out occasionally. Never saw the other, but left after 15 minutes due to the increasing rain. | ||||||
| May 12 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | One osprey was in the nest for the first ten minutes. Another flew past me at around 100 feet, at a height of ten yards, and perched on a tree 100 yards away. After another 5 minutes, the other nest osprey flew into the nest, and almost immediately, the first one left, and perched on another tree. They stayed there until I left. | ||||||
| May 13 | 12011 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Two Osprey were in the nest. At one point, a third flew over ferom somewhere, hovering over the nest for a few seconds, until one in the nest made a grand wing-flapping display. They were often shifting around, so I don't think that there are any eggs yet. | ||||||
| May 19 | 12031 | The D | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I saw no activity in the nest. However, I suspect that that's because she's hunkered down on a clutch of eggs. The male must have been out fishing, because I didn't see him perched anywhere. | ||||||
| May 20 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | The osprey (female?) was alone in the nest, but not quiety sitting as she would be if sitting on eggs. she was shifting positions every couple of minutes. I don't recognize that behavior, except that maybe she's getting ready to lay. No sign of the male. Delivery room jitters? | ||||||
| May 26 | 12011 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | One was sitting, not nesting, over to one side. After 5 minutes, the other one (male?) came in with a fish. They were both there for about 10 minutes, until the one who brought the fish flew away; but circled back after 2-3 minutes to perch on his favorite tree, about 50 yards from the nest and from my site. They were each chirping at the other for 5 minutes, and then quieted down. The nester (female?) never settled down, as if she would to sit on eggs. I left after 30 minutes. | ||||||
| June 2 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I couldn't see who was in the nest, until after 5 minutes, one flew in, and I could see both. After just a couple of minutes, The fly-in took off. He returned 5 minutes later, circled the nest, and took off again. He came back another 5 minutes later with an eel. He whacked it a few times, ate some, and left the rest for the nesting one. | ||||||
| June 3 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | The female (?) was standing, when all of a sudden I saw two chick heads and their scrawny necks. After about 10 minutes, she laft for about 3 minutes, and came back with a long, dangling eel, on which, she promptly weny to town. She stood the whole time I was there. I didn't here any squeaks from the young. | ||||||
| June 9 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | At first, I saw no osprey. After 10 minutes, one (male?) flew in, and I saw the first one. They were both standing. After 3 minutes, the second one flew out, and came back with a 3-4'-long stick. The original one settled down, but the second one stood, squawking, for about 15 minutes, before he flew away in the direction of the reservoir. I left after 5 minutes, and he hadn't yet returned. | ||||||
| June 10 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I believe that my not seeing the 2 young that I have seen last week, is because the female was keeping them warm and dry on this rainy day. Which is why I only logged 10 minutes of observation time - in between showers, and then caught in the next. My friend, also watching, is pretty sure that she saw a small head poke up at one point, which would be entirely possible. | ||||||
| June 17 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | The nest is so high up, that, from my angle, I can't see into the nest, for youn g, for instance. For 20 minutes, I saw just the head of one of the adults; then the other flew in with a fish. Both stood and worked on the fish for 5 minutes, when one flew over to another, close light pole, and just perched. The other seemed to be working on something, standing, and they stayed like that till I left. | ||||||
| June 18 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| Note: | They stood a couple of times, and then weren't. They're noticeably bigger, still with young coloring. No sign of dad. Mom stood the whole time, on the edge of the nest. | ||||||
| June 23 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | One osprey (female?) was perched in the nest. The young were down in, out of sight. The male (?) flew in after 5 minutes, with a fish. The two of them were working with the fish, probably feeding the young. The male then flew to a neighboring tree, stayed for 5 minutes, and then flew off in the direction of the reservoir. | ||||||
| June 24 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | U | ||
| Note: | One adult (female?) was perched, shading a young. Because of her perch, I couldn't see the second young until later. Al three would occasionally flap their wings. The young are so much bigger than last week, that when they flapped, I wondered if they might fledge; they still have their juvenile coloring. | ||||||
| June 30 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Did not see any young, and can't, if they're down inside. After 5 miutes, one of the adults flew off in the direction of the reservoir. The remaining one stayed perched on the rim of the nest. | ||||||
| June 30 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Laying down most of the time, but poked its head up a couple of times. The adult was spreading its wings to shade it from the sun. | ||||||
| July 7 | 12031 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Saw just one adult; young could easily be down in the nest. The adult was to the side, made no sounds. | ||||||
| July 7 | 12011 | The D | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| Note: | The adult was standing the whole time; the young just popped its head up once for a few seconds. After maybe 15 minutes, she(?) started squawking, making me think that she was calling her mate to bring some more fish. | ||||||
| July 14 | 12031 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Could not see any nest activity - the young too deep in. One adult perched m50 yards away on a neighboring light pole the entire time. Again, unless a young one raises his head, I can't see into it. | ||||||
| July 14 | 12011 | The D | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Saw no nest activity. At one point, an adult came up from behind, but didn't land. Don't know if it was one of the nest adults or not. No one poked up from inside the nest. | ||||||
| July 21 | 12031 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Just one adult in the nest. Mostly bottoms uo. No squawking. Occasionally looked like she might be tidying up, but hard to tell. | ||||||
| July 21 | 12011 | The D | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | There was no activity of any kind. However, yesterday, making a delivery, one adult and the young were in the nest, and the male was on a new perch, a wooden utility pole just 30 yards from me, at eye level. Quite cool. | ||||||
| July 28 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | Y | ||
| Note: | Watched adult (male?) and young in the nest, (75 yards away) and the other adult (male?) on another light array 10 yards from me. After 15 mnutes, the single adult took off in the direction of the nest; but circled,. headed to the river, and soared in circles. He then was out of view, but reappeared a few minutes later, but did not go to the nest. | ||||||
| July 28 | 12011 | The D | 2 | N | Y | feeding | |
| Note: | Saw one adult and one young in the nest (100 yards away). After 5 minutes, the adult flew off; and in another 5 minutes, the young flew over to me, with a fish, and perched on a utility pole 25 yards away. I watched him eat the fish for the rest of the time, while the adult returned and perched in a tree 50 yards away, just watching. | ||||||
| August 4 | 12011 | The D | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Saw NO birds, in or around the nest, nor in their roosting tree, nor atop the wooden pole that they use for feeding on their newly caught fish. | ||||||
| August 11 | 12031 | The D | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No activity in the nest; but one adult was perched on another light pole, about 75 yards from the nest. Stayed there the entire half hour. | ||||||
| August 11 | 12011 | The D | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No activity in nest or surrounding trees, or on the near pole where they sometimes feed. No sightings or soundings. | ||||||
| August 19 | 12031 | The D | 2 | N | Y | ||
| Note: | At their height, with the young getting older, it's harder to tell an adult from a young. At first, there was one adult in the nest. After 15 minutes, another flew in, dropping off a fish, and then perching on a light pole 10 yards from me. Another osprey flew from the nest and circled the field a few times, then flying off in the direction of the reservoir. I saw 3 birds at once. | ||||||
| August 19 | 12011 | The D | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No activity at all around the nest. Not one osprey sighted. | ||||||
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