Osprey Information

2012 Osprey Information

Last Updated May 18, 2012

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
Biodiversity Research Institute Woolwich, ME Link	Look for return in early April and eggs in mid to late April	cam on Apr 6 both there	Apr 12 Apr 15 11:28 am Apr 18 10:11 am
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Cambridge, MD Link	Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid to late April	one Mar 15 both Mar 16	Apr 13 3:14 pm Apr 16 11:11 am Apr 20 11:19 am
Calgary Zoo Osprey Cam Calgary Link (IE or Safari only)	Look for return in mid to late April and eggs in early to mid May	one Apr 15 both Apr 18	May 2 May 4 May 7
Creston Osprey Cam Creston, BC Link	Look for eggs in early-mid May male may have disappeared - not seen for a week or so before the last chick died in 2011	both by Apr 17
CT Audubon Coastal Center Milford, CT Link	Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid April Capt. Kidd & Lola	Mar 19 Kidd then Lola	seen Apr 11 6:56 am Apr 13 6:47 pm Apr 16 3:27 pm Apr 19 5:47 pm
Dunedin, FL (St. Andrews Links) Link	Look for eggs in early to mid January (not sure which egg didn't hatch - guess based on length of incubation)	first sighting Dec 27	Feb 17 5:41 am Feb 20 did not hatch Feb 23	Mar 27 7:48 am (39 days?) Mar 30 7:21 am (36 days?) died Apr 15 (16 days)
Halifax Osprey Cam Halifax, NS Link	adults named Ethel and Oscar Look for eggs in mid May	male Apr 19
Hilton Head Hilton Head, SC Link	Look for return in mid February and eggs in late March 2010 pair was Bella and Benecio new pair in 2011, possibly young, named Bea and Jasper; very minimalist nest GV RJ	both by Feb 20	Mar 23 evening Mar 26 5:30 pm Mar 29 2:50 pm did not hatch	May 2 (40 days) May 3 (38 days) 6:30 am
Kentucky Lake Barkley, KY Link	Look for return in mid-March and eggs in the first half of April Great horned owls took over the nest in 2011, and laid two eggs which they subsequently lost, perhaps due to inexperience.	female Mar 11 male Mar 17	Apr 2 4:28 pm Apr 5 10:45 am Apr 8 ~10 am	May 9 (37 days) May 12 ( 37 days) May 13 8:15 am (35 days)
Montana Dunrovin, MT Link	Look for eggs in early May		Apr 24 ?Apr 27?
Montana Hellgate Canyon, MT Link	Look for return in early to mid April and eggs in late April to early May	female Apr 4
Ocean's Reach Osprey Cam Sanibel Island, FL Link	Look for eggs in late December one of the older ones was knocked/moved out of the nest bowl Feb 6 and was too little to get back, so likely died of hypothermia overnight.		Dec 25 Dec 26 Dec 28	Feb 1 (38 days) Feb 2 (38 days) Feb 3 (37 days)
PSNH Ayers Island Hydro Plant New Hampton, NH Link	Look for return in early April and eggs in late April	male Apr 1 female Apr 5	Apr 19 6:48 am probably more
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife somewhere in WA Link	Look for return in early April, eggs in late April		Apr 22 Apr 25 ?Apr 28? seen May 2
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA Link	Look for return mid to late March, eggs mid to late April
Finland Osprey Cam 1 Hailuoto, Finland Link	Look for return mid-late April and eggs in early May Nemo (F) and Kemo (M)	male Kemo Apr 27 new female MayDay Apr 30
Finland Osprey Cam 2 Seili/Nauvo, Finland Link	Look for return in early-mid April and eggs early to mid May		Apr 26 ?Apr 30? May 2
Finland Osprey Cam 3 Hameenlinna, Finland Link	Look for return in early-mid April and eggs early to mid May
Loch Garten Scotland Link	Look for return in late March and eggs mid to late April EJ (F) & Odin (new male 2009) (EJ is 14 in 2012)	EJ Mar 21 (visit by Blue XD Mar 28 - Apr 1) Odin Apr 1	Apr 9 ~5:00 pm Apr 12 ~2:00 pm Apr 15 ~1:00 pm	May 16 11:30 pm (37 days)
Loch of the Lowes Scotland Link	Look for return in late March/early April and eggs in mid April the Lady of the Loch (F) & green 7Y (M) the Lady is the oldest recorded breeding female in the UK (or possibly the world); if she returns for the 2012 season, she will be 27 years old, and 2012 will be her 22nd year at the Loch of the Lowes	Lady Mar 30 8:31 am Laddie/ Newman	("phantom egg" Apr 12 10:40 pm ) Apr 14 8:04 pm Apr 17 5:35 pm Apr 20 4:34 pm
NOTES

Notes

Adult Arrival

Eggs Laid

Hatchings

Fledgings

Last Seen

Biodiversity Research Institute

Woolwich, ME

Link

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

cam on
Apr 6
both there

Apr 12

Apr 15
11:28 am

Apr 18
10:11 am

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge

Cambridge, MD

Link

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

one
Mar 15

both
Mar 16

Apr 13
3:14 pm

Apr 16
11:11 am

Apr 20
11:19 am

Calgary Zoo Osprey Cam

Calgary

Link
(IE or Safari only)

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

one
Apr 15

both
Apr 18

May 2

May 4

May 7

Creston Osprey Cam

Creston, BC

Link

Look for eggs in early-mid May

male may have disappeared - not seen for a week or so before the last chick died in 2011

both by
Apr 17

CT Audubon Coastal Center

Milford, CT

Link

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

Capt. Kidd & Lola

Mar 19
Kidd
then
Lola

seen
Apr 11
6:56 am

Apr 13
6:47 pm

Apr 16
3:27 pm

Apr 19
5:47 pm

Dunedin, FL

(St. Andrews Links)

Link

Look for eggs in early to mid January

(not sure which egg didn't hatch -
guess based on length of incubation)

first sighting
Dec 27

Feb 17
5:41 am

Feb 20
did not
hatch

Feb 23

Mar 27
7:48 am
(39 days?)

Mar 30
7:21 am
(36 days?)
died
Apr 15
(16 days)

Halifax Osprey Cam

Halifax, NS

Link

adults named Ethel and Oscar

Look for eggs in mid May

male
Apr 19

Hilton Head

Hilton Head, SC

Link

Look for return in mid February and eggs in late March

2010 pair was Bella and Benecio
new pair in 2011, possibly young, named Bea and Jasper; very minimalist nest

GV
RJ

both by
Feb 20

Mar 23
evening

Mar 26
5:30 pm

Mar 29
2:50 pm
did not hatch

May 2
(40 days)

May 3
(38 days)
6:30 am

Kentucky

Lake Barkley, KY

Link

Look for return in mid-March and eggs in the first half of April

Great horned owls took over the nest in 2011, and laid two eggs which they subsequently lost, perhaps due to inexperience.

female
Mar 11

male
Mar 17

Apr 2
4:28 pm

Apr 5
10:45 am

Apr 8
~10 am

May 9
(37 days)

May 12
( 37 days)

May 13
8:15 am
(35 days)

Montana

Dunrovin, MT

Link

Look for eggs in early May

Apr 24

?Apr 27?

Montana

Hellgate Canyon, MT

Link

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

female
Apr 4

Ocean's Reach Osprey Cam

Sanibel Island, FL

Link

Look for eggs in late December

one of the older ones was knocked/moved out of the nest bowl Feb 6 and was too little to get back, so likely died of hypothermia overnight.

Dec 25

Dec 26

Dec 28

Feb 1
(38 days)

Feb 2
(38 days)

Feb 3
(37 days)

PSNH
Ayers Island Hydro Plant

New Hampton, NH

Link

Look for return in early April and eggs in late April

male
Apr 1

female
Apr 5

Apr 19
6:48 am

probably
more

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

somewhere in WA

Link

Look for return in early April, eggs in late April

Apr 22

Apr 25

?Apr 28?
seen
May 2

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Woods Hole, MA

Link

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

Finland Osprey Cam 1

Hailuoto, Finland

Link

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

Nemo (F) and Kemo (M)

male
Kemo
Apr 27

new
female
MayDay
Apr 30

Finland Osprey Cam 2

Seili/Nauvo, Finland

Link

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

Apr 26

?Apr 30?

May 2

Finland Osprey Cam 3

Hameenlinna, Finland

Link

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

Loch Garten

Scotland

Link

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

EJ (F) & Odin (new male 2009)

(EJ is 14 in 2012)

EJ
Mar 21

(visit by
Blue XD
Mar 28 - Apr 1)

Odin
Apr 1

Apr 9
~5:00 pm

Apr 12
~2:00 pm

Apr 15
~1:00 pm

May 16
11:30 pm
(37 days)

Loch of the Lowes

Scotland

Link

Look for return in late March/early April and eggs in mid April

the Lady of the Loch (F) & green 7Y (M)

the Lady is the oldest recorded breeding female in the UK (or possibly the world);
if she returns for the 2012 season, she will be 27 years old,
and 2012 will be her 22nd year at the Loch of the Lowes

Lady
Mar 30
8:31 am

Laddie/
Newman

("phantom egg"
Apr 12
10:40 pm )

Apr 14
8:04 pm

Apr 17
5:35 pm

Apr 20
4:34 pm

NOTES