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Date Nest Watcher Adults Eggs Young Observations
May 22 7393 water dragon 0 N N
Note: 5-11-26 Nest intact. Will be checking again shortly.
May 22 12620 water dragon 0 N N
Note: 5-11-26 Checked. No osprey this day but saw osprey on nest previous days.
July 9 13113 water dragon 0 N 1
Note: Confirmed one chick with scope
July 10 12621 water dragon 1 N 2 young standing
July 10 12621 water dragon 1 N 2
Note: Confirmed with scope
July 10 12620 water dragon 1 N 2
Note: July 9, 2026 confirmed with scope, 2 healthy chicks and one adult at the nest.
July 10 12626 water dragon 1 N 1 young laying down
Note: July 9, 2026 confirmed one chick and one adult; but possibly a second chick. Will check in a few days. Survived the torrential downpours.
July 10 9216 water dragon 1 N 1 young standing
Note: July 9, 2026 confirmed with scope. Weeks prior saw 2 chicks and believe there could be a second one still. Also, saw fox in broad daylight walking past the building with the smokestack nest.
July 10 1461 water dragon 1 N Y
Note: July 9, 2026 I've been checking on this nest site since the season started. The nest is in the far left corner of the top of the cell tower and I can't find a good place to see it - even with the scope. Both adults were present on the tower this day.
July 11 9216 water dragon 1 N 2 young standing
Note: July 11, 2026 Confirmed today 2 chicks standing. Adult across the street on tree limb watchng.
July 17 11276 water dragon 1 N 2 young standing
Note: July 17, 2026 checked nest site. One adult and one healthy chick on nest on pole.
July 17 9216 water dragon 1 N 2 young standing
Note: July 17, 2026 Adult across the street on limb; 2 chicks standing on nest on smokestack.
July 25 7393 water dragon 0 N 1
Note: July 25, 2026 – one fledgling. I watched it; and then it was off the nest and I watched it return. You can still see the scaling although its not very pronounced. This nest always produces earlier than others in the area.
July 25 12620 water dragon 0 N 3
Note: July 25, 2026 – 3 chicks, strong, standing; stretching their wings. Can still see the scaling and the orange eyes. All three were standing together. I had thought early in the season I had seen three. Then I didn’t the last check. This check CONFIRMED THREE chicks getting ready to fledge.
July 25 12621 water dragon 0 N 1
Note: July 25, 2026 – confirmed one giant osprey chick; standing, spreading its wings and lifting about one inch off the nest several times while I observed.
July 28 1461 water dragon 0 N 2
Note: July 28, 2026 confirmed one chick, saw the faint scaling; that was on the tower and took a test flight around; another chick in the nest.
July 28 12626 water dragon 0 N 1
Note: July 28, 2026 – confirmed the chick; looking good; calling.
July 28 9216 water dragon 0 N 1
Note: July 28, 2026 – confirmed one chick eating a fish by itself. Confirmed orange eyes and saw the scaling. The last two checks showed only one chick.
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