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Activity log
| Date | Nest | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 13 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | pair seen copulating at 1040. returned at 1205 and saw them bringing materials for the nest. watched for 10minutes. | ||||||
| April 13 | 12025 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | didn't see a nest on the structure | ||||||
| April 13 | 12186 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | no nest | ||||||
| April 13 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | empty nest | ||||||
| April 13 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | copulation then male flew away. | ||||||
| April 13 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | seen 2 on nest. the male it seems was flying around then landed and tried to copulate. then flew off again. | ||||||
| April 17 | 12011 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | ||
| Note: | It appeared that the 2 ospreys swapped turns incubating. | ||||||
| April 17 | 12031 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | two in nest making noise. one kept flying away not sure if there was an egg. a 3rd osprey came by but was chased off | ||||||
| April 20 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | I believe there is incubation as the bird never left the nest when I approached it and walked under it to reach the second nearby (unoccupied) nest. The partner came by with nest material and quickly flew off. | ||||||
| April 20 | 12025 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | no nest in box | ||||||
| April 20 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 2 ospreys came while I was there. Was empty at first. nest building. | ||||||
| April 20 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Dont think there is incubation as both ospreys came and went. | ||||||
| April 20 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | empty no nest | ||||||
| April 20 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | only saw one bird. it left and returned every few minutes. probably nest building | ||||||
| April 20 | 12051 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I've check this nest 5 times and have not seen any occupants. | ||||||
| April 27 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | one perched in tree closest to nest. one sat deep in the nest - didn't leave in the 15 minutes we observed | ||||||
| April 27 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | didn't think any one was incubating here. One osprey appeared to be nest building. A second perhaps was flying around nearby but only 1 went to this nest with materials. | ||||||
| April 27 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | one bird in nest - remained there the entire 25 minutes we were watching | ||||||
| April 27 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | nest remain occupied. possibly the mate was flying nearby but hard to determine. watched for 20 minutes | ||||||
| April 27 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Didn't realize the nest had an occupant until I checked my photos later. I'm not sure it was incubating I could hear frequent noises but never saw the osprey with my eyes | ||||||
| May 11 | 12051 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Someone was in the nest today. only watched for a 1-2 minutes. | ||||||
| May 11 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | partner brought food. mom got up and perched nearby. defecated, then went back to nest. | ||||||
| May 11 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | the nest looked smaller to me and definitely no birds on it | ||||||
| May 11 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | bird stayed on nest whole time - no other activity | ||||||
| May 11 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | mate perched nearby | ||||||
| May 11 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Didn't see anyone in the nest but an osprey perched at the top of the pole between this one and the IMP #5. | ||||||
| May 11 | 12186 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | osprey was nearby perched | ||||||
| May 18 | 12024 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I didn't think the nest had an occupant but then I looked at my photos and want to check again next week. | ||||||
| May 18 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | 100% empty | ||||||
| May 18 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | 1 stayed in nest entire visit. mate returned to perch adjacent to the nest for the rest of my visit. | ||||||
| May 18 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | no ospreys seen here today | ||||||
| May 18 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | I saw 2 birds in this nest . At first I was excited thinking there were young until I realized it was one adult sitting on the egg deep within and the one higher up on the nest dropped down onto the egg when the other left. The movement within the nest was just the incubator I hadn't spotted - big nest. | ||||||
| May 18 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | I was here for quite a while and went to check on the other platform which is still empty. so the osprey never got up or moved even while I was right under it so I am pretty sure incubating. beautiful morning. | ||||||
| May 18 | 12025 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | no nest here | ||||||
| May 25 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Took a while but finally saw 2 ospreys in the nest today. | ||||||
| May 25 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I believe I saw a small osprey head poke out at me once here | ||||||
| May 25 | 12186 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I was 90% sure I had seen an osprey when I first got here but then I decided to wait for complete confirmation before I left with my scope. It may have been just the light changing with the clouds that caused me to see differences in the nest at first. Very difficult . I had mixed this nest up with #3 prior weeks where I had good photos of nesting birds. My first picture I took zoomed in really looks like the head of an osprey however. | ||||||
| May 25 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | empty | ||||||
| May 25 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | believe I spied one deep in the nest. very hard to confirm today. | ||||||
| May 25 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | ||
| Note: | Believe she is incubating again - didn't leave nest. lots of vocalizations I kept looking for the mate to appear but did not. | ||||||
| May 26 | 12011 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | ||
| Note: | I watched the 2 ospreys on the nest for about 15 minutes during the parade. They didn't seem to care even when the soldiers fired their muskets right next to us on Main street at the corner. When I left they had really settled down low in the nest. | ||||||
| June 1 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | One in nest whole time - making lot of vocalizations. one soared above then perched in the trees next door. believe is incubating. Lots of people firing guns at the range didn't perturb her. | ||||||
| June 1 | 12025 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | still empty | ||||||
| June 1 | 12186 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | I was doubtful last week that osprey was in here - nest is very far away. With my new tripod I did verify there was a head popping up rarely. 100% confirmed. Photo isn't great. | ||||||
| June 1 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Just could spy a head inside while I was here. I have invested in a high end tripod so my job has gotten a lot easier here! | ||||||
| June 1 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | 1 bird deep in nest. lots of ospreys flying around today | ||||||
| June 1 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | After I saw the osprey on the rim of the nest at URI and then the 2 nestling heads pop-up, I believe I saw the same stage here on this nest. Both parents were on the rim of the nest the entire time I was here. I thought this was queer because the mom had been elusively burrowed down in the nest prior weeks. So my theory is there are hatchlings and I will try very hard to see them next week. | ||||||
| June 1 | 12021 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I believe one of the males just happened to be perching here by the empty nest. | ||||||
| June 1 | 12188 | wmcdonald | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | cathyv is correct. I was able to see the osprey in the nest and got one photo of her right before I left. I went directly under the nest and actually saw her thru the sticks but the photo didn't show anything but sticks. The partner I believe was located on the next power line down and flew away when I approached. This was my first humbling experience today as I had failed to see an osprey here the prior weeks. | ||||||
| June 1 | 12051 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| Note: | I decided to check this nest on my way home yesterday. I have learned the mother now perches on the rim of the nest when the young have hatched. I was STUNNED and floored to see 2 little heads popping up right as I was about to leave. I will check this nest weekly now since I haven't seen anyone else log checks this year. | ||||||
| June 8 | 12051 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | 2 | young laying down | |
| Note: | I checked on the nest 3 times this weekend. Saw only 1 head popup but on the third visit I see 2 chicks sitting up on the top of the nest! The adult had moved off nest to the adjacent light pole. The attached photo shows this. | ||||||
| June 8 | 12026 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No indication of young today. An adult has always been on the nest, but today was perched on rim of nest. The partner came flying in and they made a lot of vocalizations. | ||||||
| June 8 | 12186 | wmcdonald | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | 1 bird deep in nest. I was thinking I saw other motion in the nest but couldn't be certain. I was here for about 15 minutes. | ||||||
| June 8 | 12185 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Bird intermittently on rim of nest. Was empty when I first got here but remained when I left. I was here for about an 40 minutes total. | ||||||
| June 8 | 12022 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Did not see anybody here today | ||||||
| June 8 | 12184 | wmcdonald | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | I believe I saw a head popping up today but it was hard to see and I couldn't get a photo of it. The adult was perched on the rim of the nest and perhaps the mate was flying nearby. | ||||||
| June 8 | 12188 | wmcdonald | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Did not see any osprey here, but clearly heard one or more in the vicinity. | ||||||
| June 9 | 12141 | wmcdonald | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young laying down | |
| Note: | Watched a feeding today . the camera has rain on it so it's blurry but I clearly see one small chick begging for food. adult sat down on her after eating a lot of fish. hard to tell if the baby got much to eat or not. Watching more today - see 3 chicks - photo attached. | ||||||
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