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 | |
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| April 21 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female in nest. Male repeatedly attempted to deliver a fish to the nest, but was hampered by several other male ospreys circling above him. The female was "chirping" seemed frustrated. The male landed 3x's in the nest with the female, with the fish in his grip, but he flew off each time as the other ospreys approached. After 40 minutes the male hadn't reappeared and I left the area. | ||||||
| April 22 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male was in nest when I started monitoring. He flew off and circled the area several times perhaps because there was a black vulture flying above the same field. The female flew by carrying a large stick but didn’t land in the nest…the vulture was still nearby. The male Osprey then continued to fly around the area for 15 minutes, no more sign of the female or the stick. | ||||||
| April 23 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Nesting, male was nest building, female perched on side of nest Several ospreys flying overhead in the area, so the pair in the nest doing lots of warning calls | ||||||
| April 23 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male in nest- flew off after 10 minutes | ||||||
| April 23 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male was on telephone pole- flew to nest occupied by female- landed on her- they copulated for 5 seconds and he flew off. | ||||||
| April 28 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male arrived at nest with large length of marsh grass, nest building material. He dropped it and flew off. The female moved the grass around in the nest, then sat down | ||||||
| April 28 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female in nest, male on adjacent telephone pole. | ||||||
| April 28 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male flew off after other ospreys were flying in the area- | ||||||
| May 6 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male flew back and forth to the nest delivering nesting materials. The female remained in the nest arranging the material | ||||||
| May 6 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Impossible to see nest due to complete fog! | ||||||
| May 6 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male flew into nest, female stood up,was already there but hunkered down - foggy, drizzly, cold day | ||||||
| May 6 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female in nest, could be sitting on eggs- Male in nearby tree, grooming | ||||||
| May 11 | 11840 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | One bird in nest, no activity- could be sitting on eggs | ||||||
| May 11 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Female in nest, male hovered overhead and flew off…female attending to something in nest- looked like she ate something, could be incubating eggs | ||||||
| May 11 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | N | ||
| Note: | Male in nest, female returned to nest- and they traded places quickly- could be incubating eggs | ||||||
| May 11 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No sign of birds. Nest looks lopsided | ||||||
| May 11 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | One bird sitting low in the nest for 20 minutes | ||||||
| May 11 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female in nest, tail up high…Male flew in with whole fish, hovered over nest then flew to nearby telephone pole. Flew back to nest with fish- then returned to pole and began to eat- continued eating for 10 minutes | ||||||
| May 12 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female in nest likely on eggs…Male below on log in marsh, grooming for 40 straight minutes! | ||||||
| May 12 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Male in nest- female flew in, hit water 2x’s, no fish- landed in treetop nearby. Assume male is sitting in nest, perhaps incubating | ||||||
| May 13 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 16 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female in nest, male soaring around area | ||||||
| May 16 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 18 | 11840 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female in nest- male returns with fish, lands in adjacent tree to eat… This nest is hanging off a utility pole at a precarious angle… | ||||||
| May 18 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female in nest. Male on log below- grooming……. | ||||||
| May 18 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 18 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 18 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 19 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Male in nest- female on log in marsh… Lots of Osprey action today- a pair sat across the water on the marsh, then two others were flying overhead, very close…Lots of vocalizing | ||||||
| May 19 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | One in nest, mate on nearby telephone pole | ||||||
| May 21 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Several other ospreys in the immediate area, lots of vocalizing and warning calls- one Osprey had a fish in “hand” and the other bird were chasing him around the marsh area | ||||||
| May 27 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Both adults in nest- one flew below to the usual area where they seem to take turns grooming themselves | ||||||
| May 27 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | One in nest, the other in a nearby tree | ||||||
| May 27 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | One in nest, mate trying to return with fish but had to fend off two competitors- 10 minutes of a nonstop aerial duel…finally the nest mate landed on a nearby pole and started to eat his prey | ||||||
| May 27 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Both in nest, standing up, for 20 minutes… Unusual addition to this nest- a 3 foot fishing pole (no reel or line)! | ||||||
| May 29 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 31 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 31 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Both in nest- then one flew off - in very heavy wind conditions | ||||||
| May 31 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Very high water in the marsh, so the pair are both in the nest…usually one sits below on a log…Two ospreys directly across the marsh, sitting on fence poles | ||||||
| June 1 | 11835 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| June 2 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| June 2 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female in nest, male below on a log, two more ospreys across the marsh perched on old fence posts, one eating a fish | ||||||
| June 2 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| June 6 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female sitting, then standing in nest, vocalizing as several small shore birds ( I am unfamiliar with these) that were flying over the nest , repeatedly, seemingly harassing the Osprey | ||||||
| June 6 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | 1 | incubation, feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Female was in the nest, eating a fish below her- then I heard very unusual chirps, and saw a glimpse of a tiny head. The male was below, on the marsh log where he frequently sits, eating fish… | ||||||
| June 6 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female sitting high on the rim of the nest, grooming | ||||||
| June 6 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | Y | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Female on edge of nest, then moving around in nest, could be staying careful around eggs, might have been eating. Male on nearby telephone pole | ||||||
| June 8 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | U | incubation, feeding | |
| Note: | One bird on edge of nest, then feeding chick(s)-second bird hovering over cove- fishing … | ||||||
| June 8 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 1 | U | U | incubation, feeding | |
| Note: | Female on edge of nest, then feeding chick(s) Male on telephone pole nearby | ||||||
| June 8 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | U | feeding | |
| Note: | Female on edge of nest, flew off and quickly returned with clump OG grasses for the nest… Male was below eating a fish, flew up to nest with fish, female ate briefly then began feeding chicks(s) Briefly disturbed by 3rd Osprey flying closely overhead- lots of warning calls | ||||||
| June 8 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| June 8 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 2 | U | U | feeding | |
| Note: | Female on edge of nest- male attempted to bring large fish to nest but was fending off 3-4 other ospreys and a gull for 10 minutes…He finally delivered the fish and the female was eating , then feeding chick(s) | ||||||
| June 13 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | This nest is directly above the road, very hard to see in… but I may have heard chicks chirping… | ||||||
| June 13 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | ||
| June 13 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 1 | ||
| Note: | Male arrived with a fish, landed, but then flew off with it… didn’t return while I was there… | ||||||
| June 20 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding | |
| Note: | Super low tide, marsh full of birds fishing, crabbing, etc… | ||||||
| June 20 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | ||
| Note: | Just barely saw the heads of the 3 chicks, could hear them well Very high winds | ||||||
| June 27 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| Note: | After the 3 brutally hot days this week I was so concerned about this nest… things seem ok | ||||||
| June 27 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| June 27 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Female in nest w/chicks, male on nearby telephone pole eating a fish. Female flew down to the beach below and returned to the nest with some seaweed | ||||||
| June 27 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| Note: | Male flying above and in the area with other ospreys | ||||||
| June 29 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding | |
| June 29 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | U | ||
| Note: | Could only hear chicks from far below this tall tower nest | ||||||
| June 29 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | U | feeding | |
| Note: | Male flew over road, with fish in talons, landed in the nest where female and unknown # of chicks were waiting | ||||||
| June 30 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding | |
| Note: | The chicks have grown so much in the week- two were trying to stretch and flap their wings | ||||||
| June 30 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding | |
| Note: | Male was sitting high in a nearby tree- a lot of calling back and forth between the adult pair | ||||||
| July 1 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | U | ||
| Note: | Very high nest, hard to see chicks or activities | ||||||
| July 1 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Female was feeding chicks, male flew off - within minutes another Osprey from across the marsh ( had been sitting on a piling), flew over to harass the female - she raised her wings, flapped furiously, and called out loudly- successfully fended off the intruder very quickly | ||||||
| July 4 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | U | feeding | |
| Note: | Very hard to see young, but they were being fed! | ||||||
| July 4 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding | |
| July 9 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | U | feeding | |
| Note: | One adult seems to spend most of the day in a nearby tree, second adult in nest feeding unknown number of young | ||||||
| July 12 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 12 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 13 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 1 | ||
| July 13 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 13 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 18 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| Note: | Such an active nest- adults bringing in fish frequently.Chicks practicing with their wings- “helicoptering” just inches above the nest! | ||||||
| July 23 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| July 23 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 28 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| July 28 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 29 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| July 31 | 11840 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| August 1 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 3 | feeding, young standing | |
| August 1 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| August 1 | 12164 | BurlyMcd | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Abandoned platform nest | ||||||
| August 1 | 11833 | BurlyMcd | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No birds seen in nest | ||||||
| August 1 | 11835 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| August 1 | 11836 | BurlyMcd | 0 | N | N | ||
| August 1 | 11843 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| August 1 | 11844 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| August 1 | 11845 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| August 1 | 12166 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| August 4 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | U | feeding | |
| August 12 | 11828 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| August 14 | 11840 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | N | ||
| August 15 | 11841 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| August 15 | 11834 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Young Osprey on the ground below the nest…injured leg- called RI Wildlife rehab…They picked up the bird, which, after an X-ray showing a bad break, had to be euthanized. Very sad | ||||||
| August 18 | 11830 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 2 | feeding, young standing | |
| August 18 | 11829 | BurlyMcd | 2 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing | |
| August 18 | 11176 | BurlyMcd | 1 | N | N | ||
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