Osprey Information

2008 Osprey Information

the symbol ~ is used to mean about or approximately
times are local time at the nest

	Notes	Adult Arrival	Eggs Laid	Hatchings	Fledgings	Last Seen
Biodiversity Research Institute Casco Bay, ME Link	Look for eggs in late May
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Cambridge, MD Link	Look for eggs in mid to late April	female seen March 14 pair rebuilding nest March 31	April 25 April 28 May 1 --------- eggs left untended several times on May 12, possibly due to prolonged heavy rain; crow arrived and broke the eggs
Calgary Zoo Osprey Cam Calgary Link (IE or Safari only)	Look for eggs in mid May		before cam was on	June 18 June 20 June 22	before Aug 13 (less than 56 days) (cam down) on or before Aug 13 (54 days) Aug 14 (53 days)	all 3 Sept 7 2 chicks Sept 17 1 chick Sept 25
Cape Coral Osprey Cam Cape Coral, FL Link	Look for eggs in late January		January 30	March 2?	between May 4 (9 weeks) & May 14 (10.5 weeks) [cam down]	June 7
CT Audubon Coastal Center Milford, CT Link	Look for return in mid March and eggs in mid April	Kidd (M) March 21 Lola (F) March 23	April 6 8:37 am April 9 7:12 am April 12 6:24 am Apr 15 5:56 am	May 15 4:25 pm (39 days) May 17 6:33 am? (38 days) May 19 5:33 pm? (37 days) May 22 6:52 am (37 days)	July 15 (61 days) July 15 (59 days) July 17 (59 days) July 19 (58 days)	we think: oldest left mid-Aug with Mom; middle two left at the end of Aug; youngest last seen morning of Sept 2; Dad last seen that afternoon
Dennis Puleston Osprey Fund Long Island, NY Link			April 10 4:25 pm cam down April 12 - struck by lightning; osprey OK	35 days from April 10 would be May 15 3 chicks	two between July 7 and July 14 third by July 21	2 seen Aug 31 didn't find further details
PSNH Ayers Island Hydro Plant New Hampton, NH Link	Look for eggs in late April	April 8 (M) April 11? (F)	April 23? (can't see into nest bowl to tell if more	May 31 (38 days) ~June 4	July 24 morning (54 days) August 5 early afternoon (~62 days)	both chicks Aug 11 younger chick Aug 31
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA Link	On August 1, one of the older chicks was fitted with a GPS unit as part of Rob Bierregaard's osprey migration monitoring project; she was seen in the nest the afternoon of August 4 in apparent distress, and was discovered the following morning with an injury to her legs; she was taken to an expert, but had to be euthanized August 7.	March 22-23	April 16 seen April 21 seen April 24	between May 23 & May 27 ~May 24 (38 days) between May 23 & May 27 ~May 26 (35 days) May 28 6:37 am (34 days)	July 18 7:06 am (~55 days) July 20 morning (~55 days) July 21 (54 days) (maybe brief flight July 20)	one of the older ones injured her legs August 4 and had to be euthanized August 7 (~74 days) surviving chicks Aug 29 (only 1 on cam - both seen together near nest by ground observer) neither seen after that
Finland Osprey Cam Hailuoto, Finland Link	Youngest chick slow in developing; attacked by white-tailed eagle August 3 with possible injury to wing; eagle returned August 5 and killed it.	osprey seen April 17 pair arrives April 27	May 3 May 7 May 10	June 9 (37 days) June 10 (34 days) June 13 (34 days) killed in nest by white-tailed eagle August 5 (60 days) (not fledged)	July 28 (49 days) July 31 (51 days)
Loch Garten Scotland Link	Youngest chick likely died from lack of food	female March 26	April 18 April 21 April 24	May 24 (36 days) May 26 (35 days) May 29 (35 days) died June 26 (28 days)	July 20 (57 days) July 22 (57 days)	migration started ~Aug 20 older settled in Senegal ~Oct 20 younger lost at sea Sept 30
Loch of the Lowes Scotland Link	Look for eggs in mid April		April 11 4:10 am April 13 11:58 pm ~April 16	May 18 (only one egg hatched)	July 9 (52 days)

Notes

Adult Arrival

Eggs Laid

Hatchings

Fledgings

Last Seen

Biodiversity Research Institute

Casco Bay, ME

Link

Look for eggs in late May

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Cambridge, MD

Link

Look for eggs in mid to late April

female seen March 14

pair rebuilding nest March 31

April 25

April 28

May 1

---------

eggs left untended several times on May 12, possibly due to prolonged heavy rain; crow arrived and broke the eggs

Calgary Zoo Osprey Cam

Calgary

Link
(IE or Safari only)

Look for eggs in mid May

before cam was on

June 18

June 20

June 22

before Aug 13 (less than 56 days)
(cam down)

on or before Aug 13 (54 days)

Aug 14 (53 days)

all 3
Sept 7

2 chicks
Sept 17

1 chick
Sept 25

Cape Coral Osprey Cam

Cape Coral, FL

Link

Look for eggs in late January

January 30

March 2?

between
May 4
(9 weeks) & May 14
(10.5 weeks)
[cam down]

June 7

CT Audubon Coastal Center

Milford, CT

Link

Look for return in mid March and eggs in mid April

Kidd (M)
March 21

Lola (F)
March 23

April 6
8:37 am

April 9
7:12 am

April 12
6:24 am

Apr 15
5:56 am

May 15
4:25 pm
(39 days)

May 17
6:33 am?
(38 days)

May 19
5:33 pm?
(37 days)

May 22
6:52 am
(37 days)

July 15
(61 days)

July 15
(59 days)

July 17
(59 days)

July 19
(58 days)

we think:
oldest left mid-Aug with Mom;

middle two left at the end of Aug;

youngest last seen morning of Sept 2;

Dad last seen that afternoon

Dennis Puleston Osprey Fund

Long Island, NY

Link

April 10 4:25 pm

cam down
April 12 - struck by lightning;
osprey OK

35 days from April 10 would be May 15

3 chicks

two between July 7 and
July 14

third by
July 21

2 seen
Aug 31

didn't find further details

PSNH
Ayers Island Hydro Plant

New Hampton, NH

Link

Look for eggs in late April

April 8 (M)

April 11? (F)

April 23?

(can't see into nest bowl to tell if more

May 31
(38 days)

~June 4

July 24
morning
(54 days)

August 5
early afternoon
(~62 days)

both chicks
Aug 11

younger chick
Aug 31

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, MA

Link

On August 1, one of the older chicks was fitted with a GPS unit as part of Rob Bierregaard's osprey migration monitoring project; she was seen in the nest the afternoon of August 4 in apparent distress, and was discovered the following morning with an injury to her legs; she was taken to an expert, but had to be euthanized August 7.

March 22-23

April 16

seen April 21

seen April 24

between May 23 & May 27
~May 24
(38 days)

between May 23 & May 27
~May 26
(35 days)

May 28
6:37 am
(34 days)

July 18
7:06 am
(~55 days)

July 20
morning
(~55 days)

July 21
(54 days)
(maybe brief flight July 20)

one of the older ones injured her legs August 4 and had to be euthanized August 7 (~74 days)

surviving chicks
Aug 29 (only 1 on cam - both seen together near nest by ground observer)

neither seen after that

Finland Osprey Cam

Hailuoto, Finland

Link

Youngest chick slow in developing; attacked by white-tailed eagle August 3 with possible injury to wing; eagle returned August 5 and killed it.

osprey seen April 17

pair arrives April 27

May 3

May 7

May 10

June 9
(37 days)

June 10
(34 days)

June 13
(34 days)
killed in nest by white-tailed eagle August 5
(60 days)
(not fledged)

July 28
(49 days)

July 31
(51 days)

Loch Garten

Scotland

Link

Youngest chick likely died from lack of food

female
March 26

April 18

April 21

April 24

May 24
(36 days)

May 26
(35 days)

May 29
(35 days)
died June 26
(28 days)

July 20
(57 days)

July 22
(57 days)

migration started ~Aug 20

older settled in Senegal ~Oct 20

younger lost at sea Sept 30

Loch of the Lowes

Scotland

Link

Look for eggs in mid April

April 11
4:10 am

April 13
11:58 pm

~April 16

May 18

(only one egg hatched)

July 9
(52 days)