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Last Updated April 18, 2014

the symbol ~ is used to mean about or approximately; the symbol ≤ is used to mean on or before
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  Notes Adult Arrival Eggs Laid Hatchings
Fledgings
Last Seen

Alberta

Calgary Zoo
Osprey Cam

Link
(IE or Safari only)

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

The male of this pair was lost in 2012, about the time the chicks were ready to fledge; humanizing slightly, the female took a deep breath, and assumed the role of provider for the chicks, and stayed with them until they were ready to migrate, as the male would normally do - earning her the unofficial title of super-mom.

She returned in 2013 with a new mate. 2013 was another challenging year - there was a lot of rain starting the day after #3 hatched, and it began to pour late on June 19; the parents fed the chicks frequently between showers leading up to record-breaking rainfall June 19-20, followed by massive flooding; the cam went offline late on June 20 as power was cut to many parts of the city. The rivers were high and fast and murky for days, so even though all three chicks survived the rain, we feared there would not be food available to feed them, and the smallest especially would be unlikely to survive. On June 22 a local observer with a long lens on her camera was able to get a picture of the nest, showing both adults there, with one leaning over as if feeding - giving us hope that at least one chick survived, and letting us know they were able to find food. On June 26 an observer with binoculars saw two - and maybe three - heads popping up during a feeding. The next set of pictures a few days later clearly showed two healthy chicks, so we thought we'd lost the youngest - but on July 2 we could clearly see three little heads in the next set of pictures! And all 3 survived to fledge.

Apr 24
female,
with new mate

May 6

May 8

May 11

Jun 14
10:45 am
(39 days)

Jun 15
<6:20 am
(38 days)

Jun 17
early
(37 days)

all fledged; one possible fledge flight was observed Aug 10

all seen Sept 8

only Dad Sept 11-20

none seen after that

British Columbia

Creston Osprey Cam
Creston, BC

Link

Look for eggs in early-mid May

no cam in 2013

There was a brief notice on their website: "August 29, 2013 - The Ospreys endured a successful season! One of the two chicks that hatched has developed into a nearly fully capable adult. We have been watching the goings on of the nest and are now waiting to say our final goodbyes."

at least 2 eggs
2 chicks
1 fledge

Connecticut

CT Audubon
Coastal Center

Milford, CT

Link

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

Capt. Kidd & Lola

"DJ"

 

Kidd
Mar 22

Lola
Mar 29

Apr 8

Apr 11

Apr 14

2 eggs
did not
hatch

May 22
morning
(day 41 #2,
day 38 #3)

July 20

Florida

Dunedin Cam
St. Andrews Links
Dunedin, FL

Link

adults named Pinella (F) and Stirling (M)

Sparky

#3 likely died from lack of food; #2 may have died of natural causes or lack of food (he/she seemed less active the previous day) but might also have been taken by a predator; #1, named Sparky, died after being removed from the nest for banding - a necropsy is planned. Rest in peace, young ones.

Look for eggs in early to mid January

 

Mar 16
~3:10 pm

hard to see if more eggs

Apr 24?
died
June 10

Apr 25
died
May 7-8

Apr 27
died
May 4

Florida

Ocean's Reach Osprey Cam
Sanibel Island, FL

Link

Look for eggs in late December

There were three eggs, but there were also other osprey trying to take over the nest; I don't have all the details - but the bottom line is that the nest failed.

Kentucky

Lake Barkley, KY

Link

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

When the cam was turned on in early March in anticipation of the return of the osprey, it was discovered that the nest had been taken over by a pair of great horned owls - perhaps the ones that predated the three osprey chicks last year. Arrival, egg laying and hatching dates are not know as there were two young owlets in the nest when the cam was activated; first fledge was April 7 and both fledged successfully.

Maine

Hog Island
B
remen, ME

Link

Look for return in early April, eggs in late April

adults named Rachel and Steve
for Rachel Carson and Audubon's Steve Kress

Mabel
Tory

 

Apr 26
2:30 am

Apr 29
early morning

May 1?

Jun 3
2:44 am

Jun 3
9:50 pm

did not hatch

July 30

July 31

Maine

Taste of Maine Restaurant
Woolwich, ME

Link

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

This cam was streamed by BioDiversity Research Institute until 2013, when the Taste of Maine Restaurant (where the cam is located) took over the management of the cam.

The cam went offline partway through the nesting season, so information after June 29 is based on my visits to the restaurant, discussions with staff, and their facebook page. Two of the chicks were larger and probably female, and I tend to assume they're the older two, but it's actually possible that the smaller one was the middle chick. One of the larger ones died July 23-24 - all three were observed looking normal by staff on the 23rd, and when the person I spoke with looked at the monitor the morning of the 24th, one chick was lying dead in the nest with its wing over the side; my guess is that it was the oldest and may have misjudged a landing and broken its neck or something similarly fatal.

Second fledge on July 25 is based on a picture of what appears to be a young osprey on the roof rack of a car - though it could have been an adult; the lighting is not good for ID purposes.

On July 26 when I visited, the smaller chick was perched on the vertical pole that supports the nest and cam - sort of advanced branching - and the remaining larger chick was sitting in the nest - which is why I think the smaller one might be older; it also makes me wonder if either had fledged at that point, though I wasn't there all that long.

both
by Apr 4

≤Apr 17

~Apr 20

Apr 24

May 27
(40 days)

May 28
(38 days)

probably
May 29
(35 days)
seen
May 30
(36 days)

July 22
(56 days)

?July 25?
(58 days)

by
Aug 1
(big chick)

Mom
July 29

smaller chick
Aug 1
(staff thought Mom and "Slim" left together)

I saw Dad & larger chick Aug 17

staff saw chick Aug 23; Dad was likely still around but rarely at the nest

Maryland

Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Cambridge, MD

Link

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

Starting June 8, only 1 egg was seen; weather was bad around that time, and this may be a new pair who left the nest for a while during the storm, but so far we don't know what happened to the other eggs.

Friends of Blackwater reported that the chick died; they noted that the parents appeared to be inexperienced, but also noted that the chick wasn't as active as most, so may have had an underlying health issue.

May 6

May 9

May 12

Jun 17
~1:28 pm
(day 39 #2,
day 36 #3)
died
Jun 21

Massachusetts

Cox Reservation
Essex County, MA

Link

Look for return ?? and eggs in mid-April

The chick was in the nest June 7 and was not there June 8; there was speculation that it was predated by a great horned owl, but I also observed three adults at the nest on June 8, so there's a chance the chick may have been caught in the middle of an attempted take-over of the nest. The adults acted as if they might be new pair, sometimes eating themselves rather than feeding the chick, and leaving the chick alone more than seemed normal for the age and stage - but that's not likely anything we'll ever know. Rest in peace, little one.

Apr 14


seen
Apr 18

seen
Apr 23

May 24
disappeared
Jun 7-8

2 eggs
did not
hatch

Massachusetts

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Link

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

did not nest on platform with cam; I haven't seen any reports that they nested elsewhere - though there are many osprey in that area, so it would be hard to know who is who

Montana

Dunrovin, MT

Link

Look for eggs in early May

Percy (for Perseverance)/Blue 77
Hope/Blue 78
Dilly (for Diligence)/Blue 79

Banded June 26 - weights:
77 - 1186 g
78 - 1266 g
79 - 986 g

Apr 20
evening

Apr 23
~5:16 pm

Apr 26
<5:00 pm

5/28/13
9:01 am
(38 days)

5/30/13
8:18 am
(37 days)

6/1/13
8:36 am
(36 days)

July 21
(54 days)

July 25
(56 days)

July 26
55 days

Harriet
Aug 28

Percy
Aug 28

Dilly
Aug 29

Ozzie & Hope
Sept 7

Montana

Hellgate Canyon, MT

Link

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

adults Iris (named for unusual pattern in eye) & Stanley

First two eggs were laid with a new male; then Stanley, the male from last year, returned on May 3 and destroyed both eggs; the third egg was laid during the transition from "new male" to Stanley and wasn't tended - and broke on May 7. The fourth and fifth eggs were Stanley's, and have been appropriately incubated by both adults.

Apr 30
6:14 am

May 3
7:30 am

May 6
~10:45 am

May 11
8:24 am

seen
May 15
morning

Jun 17
7:41 am
(37 days)

June 19
very early
(35 days)

New Hampshire

PSNH
Ayers Island Hydro Plant

New Hampton, NH

Link

Look for return in early April and eggs in late April

We think the female from last year returned; several males were seen on the nest, including one that looked like the male from last year. It looked as if the first egg or eggs were kicked out of the nest by one of the males, and we're not sure if the second set of eggs were destroyed by one of the males (an attempt was made) or abandoned by the female who had to fish for herself because none of the males brought her fish more than once or twice, though I don't know if one or more tried and was fended off by another male. A sad year for those of us watching.

female
Apr 5
(when cam came on)

a male
Apr 8

Apr 23
gone
Apr 25

maybe
another

May 6

May 10

Nova Scotia

NS Power and the Museum of Natural History
Halifax, NS

Link

adults named Ethel and Oscar

"little EO"

Look for eggs in mid May

Possibly a new female - the pair didn't nest last year, and only the male was seen for part of the year; only one egg has been seen (though the cam angle doesn't give a complete look into the nest bowl), and it has been left untended at times; we're hoping for the best.

Against the odds, the solo egg hatched, and the adults were doing a good job feeding and brooding their new little chick (Dad bringing food, Mom doing the feeding and brooding); knowing that Mom might be new, we were happily surprised to see what a good job she did reaching little bits of fish down to the wobbly little chick. Sadly the chick disappeared late in the evening of June 29 - Mom had been brooding and got up for a brief stretch, and the chick wasn't seen again, leading some of us to think the little chick may have gotten tangled with Mom and fallen when Mom hopped to a branch - but we'll never know for sure. Rest in peace, little one.

seen
Apr 26

May 16
8:30 pm

Jun 26
3:42 pm
(41 days)
died late on June 29

South Carolina

Hilton Head, SC

Link

Look for return in mid February and eggs in late March

Bea and Jasper

KG
JB

 

Mar 13

Mar 16

Mar 19

Apr 22
(40 days)

Apr 23-4
(38-9 days)

did not hatch

KG
Jun 24
7:45 am
(60 days)

JB
Jun 20
6:53 am
(57 days)

Washington

Department of Fish and Wildlife

somewhere in WA

Link

Look for return in early April, eggs in late April

 

by
Apr 7

May 1

May 4
just after midnight

May 7
8:30 am

June 9
(39 days)

June 10
(37 days)

June 12
(36 days)

Finland Osprey Cam 1

Hailuoto, Finland

Link

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

Nemo (F) and Kemo (M)
Nemo did not return in 2012; new female named May Day arrived April 30, but replaced by a second female named Black Pearl (because of dark scales on ankle) on May 7

I think there's a new female in 2013 - not sure.

cam on
Apr 2

male
Apr 22

female
Apr 25

May 11

May 14

May 16

Jun 18

Jun 20

Finland Osprey Cam 2

Seili/Nauvo, Finland

Link

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

not sure when eggs were laid

Jun 6

Jun 6

Jun 8

Finland Osprey Cam 3

Hameenlinna, Finland

Link

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

not finding any information for 2013

Scotland

Loch Garten

Link

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

EJ (F) & Odin (new male 2009); (EJ is 14 in 2012)

Odin was late in returning from migration, and another male spent some time with EJ [need to check dates]

Apr 14
1:40 pm

Apr 17
1:40 pm

Apr 20
8:18 an

Apr 23
6:56 am

May 25
10:40 pm

May 28
8:48 am

Scotland

Loch of the Lowes

Link

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

the Lady of the Loch (F) & "Laddie" (M)

the Lady is the oldest recorded breeding female in the UK (or possibly the world);
if she returns for the 2013 season, she will be 28 years old,
and 2013 will be her 23nd year at the Loch of the Lowes

her 4 eggs were #65-68 over her lifetime; not sure which number chick this is

Apr 18

Apr 21
very early

Apr 24
early

Apr 26-7
overnight

Jun 1
(day 38 #3,
day 35 #4)

Wales

Dyfi

Link

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

Monty (M) & Glesni (new female 2013, replacing Nora)

Clarach/Blue 2R (F)
Cerist/Blue 1R (F)

The nest was built in 2007 to attract osprey to the Dyfi estuary; it was occupied starting in 2008, but no breeding occurred until 2011 when Monty and new mate Nora successfully raised 3 chicks; Monty and Nora again laid 3 eggs in 2012 and all hatched, but sadly two of the chicks succumbed to the unusually heavy rains that spring; the remaining chick was briefly removed from the nest, dried off and warmed up, and survived to fledge.

Nora did not return in 2013, and a 3-year-old female (band blue 12) became Monty's mate and was named Glesni

Monty
Apr 7

Glesni accepted as mate May 3

May 22
5:18 pm

May 25
7:06 pm

June 28
7:14 pm
(37 days)

June 30
9 pm
(36 days)

Aug 18
8:13 am
(51 days)

Aug 20
9:06 am
(51 days)

Glesni
Aug 31
8:06 am

Clarach
Sept 18
10:36 am
(82 days)

Cerist
Sept 20
8:36 am
(82 days)

Monty
Sept 20
9:12 am

entries above this updated June 28

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