Osprey Information

2010 Osprey Information

Last Updated July 30, 2010

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

	Notes	Adult Arrival	Eggs Laid	Hatchings	Fledgings
Biodiversity Research Institute Woolwich, ME Link	Look for eggs in late April Second chick fledged 1:05 pm on July 24; may have tried to return at 4:43 pm - or a neighboring chick may have tried to land - whoever it was, it was chased off by the resident chick; second chick landed in spite of defense by older chick at 1:22 pm on July 23. Subsequent comings and goings more peaceful.	cam up April 7 both adults seen April 4	Apr 17 10:17 am Apr 20 5:50 am Apr 23 9:16 am	May 26 6:45 am (39 days) May 27 6:35 am (37 days) May 29 6:50 am (36 days) one chick died 6/3 while cam was down	July 17 ~8 am (53 days) back 6:45 pm July 22 1:05 pm (54 days)
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Cambridge, MD Link	Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid to late April Hooper Holland Hope	one Mar 18 both Mar 24	Apr 22 evening Apr 25 Apr 28 3 pm	seen May 31 8:12 am (39 days) June 1 early morning (37 days) June 3 8:37 am (36 days)	July 24 (54 days) July 26 (55 days) not yet (as of July 30)
Calgary Zoo Osprey Cam Calgary Link (IE or Safari only)	Look for eggs in mid May	cam on Apr 14 one (M) Apr 21 5:00 pm	May 9 ~May 12 May 15 11:03 am one egg (likely 1st) not hatched	~June 20 (39 days) June 21 4:40 pm (37 days)
Cape Coral Osprey Cam Cape Coral, FL Link	Look for eggs in late January	Oct 31	did not nest
CT Audubon Coastal Center Milford, CT Link	Look for return in mid March and eggs in mid April Capt. Kidd & Lola	Kidd (M) Mar 23 Lola (F) Mar 24	Apr 6 6:08 am Apr 8 2:31 pm Apr 11 2:45 pm Apr 14 1:29 pm	May 16 1:56 pm (40 days) May 17 7:41 am (39 days) May 19 7:02 am (38 days) May 20 5:30 pm (36 days)	≤July 14 (59 days) ≤July 14 (58 days) ≤July 17 (59 days) ≤July 17 (58 days)
Dunedin, FL (St. Andrews Links) Link	Look for eggs in early January Cause of death for youngest chick not known; possibly a combination of the cold temperatures and lack of food. banded 3/18/2010		Dec 30 ~Jan 2 ~Jan 5	Feb 6 5:18 pm (38 days) Feb 8 12:24 pm (37 days) Feb 10 10:02 am (36 days) died Feb 26 (16 days)	April 5 (58 days) Apr 12 (63 days)
Hilton Head Hilton Head, SC Link	Look for eggs in the first half of March Bella and Benecio A male intruder is interferring with their attempts to prepare the nest for the coming season. Apr 6 - according to their blog, Benecio and a new female have been seen in the area, but there doesn't seem to be progress on the production of eggs	one seen Jan 22 both by Feb 8	did not nest
Kentucky Lake Barkley, KY Link	Look for eggs in the first half of March older two banded June 3 when biologists went into nest to untangle chicks from fishing line; youngest too small to band	one (M?) Mar 11 both Mar 14	Apr 2 Apr 4 Apr 8 6:50 am	May 9 (37 days) May 11 (37 days) May13 (35 days)	July 14 11:55 am (66 days) July 9 2:30 pm (59 days) back in ~24 hrs July 18 7:57 am back in 4.5 hrs
PSNH Ayers Island Hydro Plant New Hampton, NH Link	Look for return in early April and eggs in late April lots of rain June 12; younger chick not seen afterwards Hancock/Maine forum nickname "Tilly"	one (F) Mar 31 both Apr 3	Apr 22 (can't see if more)	May 30 6:25 am (38 days) May 31 6:17 am (~36 days) died June 12 (12 days)	July 26 6:53 am (
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife somewhere in WA Link	Look for return in early April, eggs in late April	both Apr 2	Apr 26 Apr 29 May 1	June 3 10:42 am (38 days) June 4 2:07 pm (36 days) June 6 1:26 pm (36 days)
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA Link	Look for return mid to late March, eggs mid to late April 2 osprey and 3 red-tailed hawks have been seen in the area; must admit I can't imagine why they can't coexist - but it seems they're having issues with that - which is a real shame as WHOI put in a new cam this year - and it is spectacular! More visits to nest seen starting April 20 - may be last year's female and a new male. continued in Notes below	one (M?) Mar 27 two in area by Apr 5 stick brought to nest Apr 20	May 16 2:05 pm May 19 1:45 pm May 23 1:00 pm May 28 9:11 am	none hatch
Finland Osprey Cam 1 Hailuoto, Finland Link	Look for return mid-late April and eggs in early May website reported sightings of 3 adults - female with band on left leg, one unbanded, and one with band on right leg; not sure who the final pair is banded - July 15 314mm/1750 g 310mm/1540g	cam on Apr 8 one seen Apr 20 both Apr 26	May 3 May 6 May 9	June 9 8:52 pm (37 days) June 10 (35 days) June 13 (35 days) died June 14 (1 day)	July 30 5:05 am (51 days)
Finland Osprey Cam 2 Seili/Nauvo, Finland Link	Look for return in April and eggs early to mid May They laid two eggs, then nest was invaded by another osprey and eggs were abandoned for a while; original pair returned and resumed nesting/incubating - and then left again; not sure if both eggs are still there, and it seems unlikely that they'd be viable.	cam on Mar 18 one Apr 8 both Apr 9	seen Apr 30 May 1
Loch Garten Scotland Link	Look for return in late March and eggs mid to late April EJ (F) & Odin (new male 2009)	EJ Mar 26 Odin Apr 3	Apr 15 7:40 am Apr 18 11:00 am Apr 21 6:35 am	May 21 11:41 pm (36 days) May 23 7:00 am (35 days) May 26 4:51 am (35 days)	July 11 4:21 pm (51 days) July 16 7:30 pm (54 days) July 19 6:54 pm (54 days)
Loch of the Lowes Scotland Link	Look for eggs in mid April Madge/Mable/Isla (F) & green 7Y (M) update Apr 8 - there's apparently a new male at the nest - sadly last year's mate did not return; green 7Y seems a bit inexperienced at the manly duties of delivering fish to the Lady of the Loch and sticks for the nest, but he's learning.	female Mar 24 green 7Y Apr 4	Apr 13 8:40 am Apr 16 2:00 am Apr 19 2:00 am 3rd egg did not hatch	May 20 10:33 am (37 days) May 21 7:45 pm (35 days)	July 11 9:09 am (52 days) July 12 9:40 am (52 days)
NOTES Woods Hole, con't -- Lots of work on the nest May 5-8 May 16 - something that looks like an egg appeared in the nestbowl around 2 pm - but wasn't really incubated all afternoon; I suppose it could be something that just looks like an egg - or perhaps it's too late in the year for the osprey to have "incubating" hormones even if they did just lay an egg. May 30 - for the last week or so, the male has been bringing food to the female and taking shifts incubating the eggs; the female guards the nest while the male is away, but has not done any incubating; not behavior we've seen before. [Need to check date that male stopped incubating the eggs.]

Notes

Adult Arrival

Eggs Laid

Hatchings

Fledgings

Last Seen

Biodiversity Research Institute

Woolwich, ME

Link

Look for eggs in late April

Second chick fledged 1:05 pm on July 24; may have tried to return at 4:43 pm - or a neighboring chick may have tried to land - whoever it was, it was chased off by the resident chick; second chick landed in spite of defense by older chick at 1:22 pm on July 23. Subsequent comings and goings more peaceful.

cam up
April 7

both adults seen April 4

Apr 17
10:17 am

Apr 20
5:50 am

Apr 23
9:16 am

May 26
6:45 am
(39 days)

May 27
6:35 am
(37 days)

May 29
6:50 am
(36 days)

one chick died 6/3 while cam was down

July 17
~8 am
(53 days)
back
6:45 pm

July 22
1:05 pm
(54 days)

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Cambridge, MD

Link

Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid to late April

Hooper
Holland
Hope

one
Mar 18

both
Mar 24

Apr 22
evening

Apr 25

Apr 28
3 pm

seen
May 31
8:12 am
(39 days)

June 1
early morning
(37 days)

June 3
8:37 am
(36 days)

July 24
(54 days)

July 26
(55 days)

not yet
(as of
July 30)

Calgary Zoo Osprey Cam

Calgary

Link
(IE or Safari only)

Look for eggs in mid May

cam on
Apr 14

one (M)
Apr 21
5:00 pm

May 9

~May 12

May 15
11:03 am

one egg (likely 1st) not hatched

~June 20
(39 days)

June 21
4:40 pm
(37 days)

Cape Coral Osprey Cam

Cape Coral, FL

Link

Look for eggs in late January

Oct 31

did not nest

CT Audubon Coastal Center

Milford, CT

Link

Look for return in mid March and eggs in mid April

Capt. Kidd & Lola

Kidd (M)
Mar 23

Lola (F)
Mar 24

Apr 6
6:08 am

Apr 8
2:31 pm

Apr 11
2:45 pm

Apr 14
1:29 pm

May 16
1:56 pm
(40 days)

May 17
7:41 am
(39 days)

May 19
7:02 am
(38 days)

May 20
5:30 pm
(36 days)

≤July 14
(59 days)

≤July 14
(58 days)

≤July 17
(59 days)

≤July 17
(58 days)

Dunedin, FL

(St. Andrews Links)

Link

Look for eggs in early January

Cause of death for youngest chick not known; possibly a combination of the cold temperatures and lack of food.

banded 3/18/2010

Dec 30

~Jan 2

~Jan 5

Feb 6
5:18 pm
(38 days)

Feb 8
12:24 pm
(37 days)

Feb 10
10:02 am
(36 days)
died
Feb 26
(16 days)

April 5
(58 days)

Apr 12
(63 days)

Hilton Head

Hilton Head, SC

Link

Look for eggs in the first half of March

Bella and Benecio

A male intruder is interferring with their attempts to prepare the nest for the coming season.

Apr 6 - according to their blog, Benecio and a new female have been seen in the area, but there doesn't seem to be progress on the production of eggs

one seen
Jan 22

both by Feb 8

did not nest

Kentucky

Lake Barkley, KY

Link

Look for eggs in the first half of March

older two banded June 3 when biologists went into nest to untangle chicks from fishing line; youngest too small to band

one (M?)
Mar 11

both
Mar 14

Apr 2

Apr 4

Apr 8
6:50 am

May 9
(37 days)

May 11
(37 days)

May13
(35 days)

July 14
11:55 am
(66 days)

July 9
2:30 pm
(59 days)
back in
~24 hrs

July 18
7:57 am
back in
4.5 hrs

PSNH
Ayers Island Hydro Plant

New Hampton, NH

Link

Look for return in early April and eggs in late April

lots of rain June 12; younger chick not seen afterwards

Hancock/Maine forum nickname "Tilly"

one (F)
Mar 31

both
Apr 3

Apr 22

(can't see if more)

May 30
6:25 am
(38 days)

May 31
6:17 am
(~36 days)
died June 12
(12 days)

July 26
6:53 am
(

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

somewhere in WA

Link

Look for return in early April, eggs in late April

both
Apr 2

Apr 26

Apr 29

May 1

June 3
10:42 am
(38 days)

June 4
2:07 pm
(36 days)

June 6
1:26 pm
(36 days)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, MA

Link

Look for return mid to late March, eggs mid to late April

2 osprey and 3 red-tailed hawks have been seen in the area; must admit I can't imagine why they can't coexist - but it seems they're having issues with that - which is a real shame as WHOI put in a new cam this year - and it is spectacular!

More visits to nest seen starting April 20 - may be last year's female and a new male.

continued in Notes below

one (M?)
Mar 27

two in area by Apr 5

stick brought to nest
Apr 20

May 16
2:05 pm

May 19
1:45 pm

May 23
1:00 pm

May 28
9:11 am

none hatch

Finland Osprey Cam 1

Hailuoto, Finland

Link

Look for return mid-late April and eggs in early May

website reported sightings of 3 adults - female with band on left leg, one unbanded, and one with band on right leg; not sure who the final pair is

banded - July 15
314mm/1750 g
310mm/1540g

cam on
Apr 8

one seen
Apr 20

both
Apr 26

May 3

May 6

May 9

June 9
8:52 pm
(37 days)

June 10
(35 days)

June 13
(35 days)
died June 14
(1 day)

July 30
5:05 am
(51 days)

Finland Osprey Cam 2

Seili/Nauvo, Finland

Link

Look for return in April and eggs early to mid May

They laid two eggs, then nest was invaded by another osprey and eggs were abandoned for a while; original pair returned and resumed nesting/incubating - and then left again; not sure if both eggs are still there, and it seems unlikely that they'd be viable.

cam on
Mar 18

one
Apr 8

both
Apr 9

seen
Apr 30

May 1

Loch Garten

Scotland

Link

Look for return in late March and eggs mid to late April

EJ (F) & Odin (new male 2009)

EJ
Mar 26

Odin
Apr 3

Apr 15
7:40 am

Apr 18
11:00 am

Apr 21
6:35 am

May 21
11:41 pm
(36 days)

May 23
7:00 am
(35 days)

May 26
4:51 am
(35 days)

July 11
4:21 pm
(51 days)

July 16
7:30 pm
(54 days)

July 19
6:54 pm
(54 days)

Loch of the Lowes

Scotland

Link

Look for eggs in mid April

Madge/Mable/Isla (F) & green 7Y (M)

update Apr 8 - there's apparently a new male at the nest - sadly last year's mate did not return; green 7Y seems a bit inexperienced at the manly duties of delivering fish to the Lady of the Loch and sticks for the nest, but he's learning.

female
Mar 24

green 7Y
Apr 4

Apr 13
8:40 am

Apr 16
2:00 am

Apr 19
2:00 am

3rd egg did not hatch

May 20
10:33 am
(37 days)

May 21
7:45 pm
(35 days)

July 11
9:09 am
(52 days)

July 12
9:40 am
(52 days)

NOTES

Woods Hole, con't --

Lots of work on the nest May 5-8

May 16 - something that looks like an egg appeared in the nestbowl around 2 pm - but wasn't really incubated all afternoon; I suppose it could be something that just looks like an egg - or perhaps it's too late in the year for the osprey to have "incubating" hormones even if they did just lay an egg.

May 30 - for the last week or so, the male has been bringing food to the female and taking shifts incubating the eggs; the female guards the nest while the male is away, but has not done any incubating; not behavior we've seen before.

[Need to check date that male stopped incubating the eggs.]