| Back to Eagle/Osprey Index 2014 Osprey Information |
Last Updated August 17, 2015
| Notes | Adult Arrival | Eggs Laid | Hatchings | Fledgings |
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Alberta Calgary Zoo Link |
Look for return in mid to late April and eggs in early to mid May "Ellie" (F) Cam went down in a bad storm August 4, so Cali's fledge date is approximate; there was a chick who stayed on the nest during a visit on August 7, and Cali was making short flights as a newly flighted chick might on August 9th. |
Dad Mom |
Apr 29 May 2 May 5 |
June 7 June 8 June 10 |
Aug 1 by Aug 9 Aug 1 |
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Alberta FortisAlberta |
Look for return ?? and eggs in mid to late May Sad News – the cam was down for a couple of days, and when it returned May 28, a third osprey, likely female, was in the area, and appeared to be trying to take over the nest. She'd sometimes follow the resident male in when he brought a fish, and grab it as the resident female (RF) stayed down, protecting her eggs. When RF had to leave, the new female (NF) tried to remove the eggs; between fights in the nest and the efforts of NF, all three eggs were gone by the end of the day on May 31. As of June 5, both females are still being seen on the nest. |
May 13 May 16 May 19 |
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British Columbia Creston Osprey Cam |
Look for eggs in early-mid May no cam for 2014 & not finding one for 2015 |
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British Columbia Nelson Hydro Osprey Cam |
Look for eggs in early-mid May TR (M) & Nellie Arrow Male Nelson died June 2014 as a result of flying into a high-power line. A new male has been seen in the area, so we'll have to see what 2015 will bring. As of May 11, there are two adults working on the nest, but no eggs yet, and no decision yet on whether or not there will be a cam. The new male was being called TR, for Trial Run, but some are now calling him Totally Reliable, as he's doing a great job! |
May 12 May 15 May 18 |
June 19 June 21 didn't hatch |
Aug 13 Aug 17 |
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Colorado Boulder County Fairgrounds |
Look for return in late March and eggs in mid to late April Cameron There were two female vying for this nest - an unbanded one arrived first, and a banded one who was likely the female from the year before arrived five days later; as of April 11, it appears that the first female will be the resident this year. |
a female male 2nd female |
Apr 19 seen seen Apr 27 |
one didn't hatch - May 30 May 31 ~6:00 am (39 or 37 days) |
July 27 July 26 Aug 1 |
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Connecticut CT Audubon |
Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid April Capt. Kidd & Lola An intruder pair showed up shortly after Lola had left last fall; Kidd chased off the male, but the female stayed around, so she may try to challenge Lola in the spring; my money is on Lola. Lola and Kidd returned before the cam was streaming; there were no reports by observers of other osprey challenging them, so hopefully last year's visitor found a nest and mate elsewhere. The cam had a lot of issues this year, and went down for the season June 4, so dates after that are based on ground observations. |
Lola Kidd cam on |
Apr 8 ~Apr 11 ~Apr 14 |
May 18 May 19 May 20 |
one by all by |
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Look for return by early January and eggs in early to mid March adults named Pinella (F) and Stirling (M) Abbie no cam this year - there was an issue with the old cam, they got a new cam, but the first egg arrived before it could be installed. Youngest chick likely died by April 27 - it was quite a bit smaller, and was only seen a few times. Their new cam - complete with sound - will be installed once the osprey family has left the area later this summer. |
cam on Sterling Pinella |
Mar 2 |
maybe one by Mar 30 likely two by Apr 11 three seen |
by June 6 |
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Florida Ocean's Reach Osprey Cam |
Look for eggs in late December The pair visited and did some work on the nest, but did not lay any eggs in 2014. Apparently an eagle pair was also interested in the platform in 2015 - and it sounds as if neither pair managed to raise a family this year. Hoping the eagle pair finds a more appropriate nest and the osprey get their nest back so they can finally get back on track next year. |
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Look for return in mid-March and eggs in the first half of April A great horned owl pair took over the nest in 2013; |
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Look for return in early April, eggs in late April adults named Rachel and Steve Big Sad news - both chicks were taken by eagles June 26; an eagle pair has nested nearby for at least several years, and for some reason took advantage of a time when things were quiet at the camp beside the nest to snatch the chicks. The chicks were name posthumously by the moderator/etc team. |
May 1 May 4 May 7 |
June 7 didn't hatch June 11 |
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Maine Sasanoa Bridge no cam |
Maybe return in early April, eggs in late April This is a new pair, who built a nest on top of the bridge where we stand to see what I've been calling the Sasanoa osprey; they may have initially tried to build on a power pole on the far side of the bridge (unless that was a third pair!) but the beginning of that nest was only there for one visit. Adult did not appear to be incubating on May 10 and did on May 17 |
≤May 17 |
likely by Jun 24 |
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Maine Sasanoa River no cam |
Look for return in early April, eggs in late April These are local osprey that I observe; dates will be approximate as I only visit once or twice a week, but are useful for my reference; my observation point is a high bridge, about 1/10 of a mile from the nest. Adults did not appear to have eggs on Apr 19 and were incubating Apr 26. We were away July 21-Aug 7 - and I suspect they had both been flying for a while when we saw them on August 8 (they were about 10 weeks old then, so may have been flying for 3 weeks); we didn't see Mom after we got back. |
≤Apr 26 |
maybe by May 30 likely byJune 4 |
both flying Aug 8 |
Mom gone by Aug 8 |
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Maine Taste of Maine Restaurant |
Look for return in early April and eggs in mid to late April; lost their first egg and laid a second clutch in mid-May in 2014 The restaurant installed a new cam for 2014 but were unable to get it to stream to the internet, so 2014 reports were based on my visits to the restaurant to view the nest and the monitor in the lobby; keeping fingers crossed for 2015. No streaming in 2015. We were away July 21-Aug 7; there was a post on Facebook from July 31 with only one on the nest, and all three were flying well when we saw them on August 8. On August 13 a waiter said he'd only been seeing one chick for almost a week, so the two older chicks (probably) may have left shortly after August 8. |
Apr 10 Apr 12 |
Apr 23 Apr 26 ~Apr 29 |
June 2 June 2 (36 days) |
2 by all by |
Mom 2-3 chicks seen Aug 8 only 1 chick & Dad seen Aug 12 |
Maryland Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge |
Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid to late April Flight Sad news - the youngest one was doing really great - but something went terribly wrong the evening of June 12; an adult brought a fish, all three gathered - and the little one either fell partly into a hole in the nest or got stuck or may have been injured by the large fish or the landing of the adult with it - my guess is a hole in the nest, just large enough to trap an adventurous little chick. Rest in peace, little one - you were such a feisty little one! |
Apr 21 Apr 24 Apr 27 |
June 1 June 2 (37 days) |
July 28 July 30 |
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Maryland Chesapeake Conservancy |
Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid to late April adults named Tom and Audrey Unfortunately none of the eggs hatched this year. But - a nearby nest on Poplar Island had four chicks - which is a lot for a pair to raise, so the two largest chicks were removed from that nest and fostered into this nest on June 17. A news story said the chicks were about 2 weeks old (and another story reported that 10-14 days was best for fostering, and these were likely the oldest two), so I'll use June 3 as an approximate hatch date. As another aside, the Poplar Island pair only laid 3 eggs - 2 others were fostered into their nest from an endangered nest, with the idea of trying to find another home for some of the chicks if all 5 hatched. banded July 17 And - as if things weren't unusual enough already at this nest, on July 19, a fledgling landed on the nest - and stayed! Mom Audrey encouraged him/her to leave, but after a while began feeding the newcomer (nicknamed and then officially named E.T.) - and happily s/he waited for the resident chicks to be fed, rather than going after them; they were similar in size, but the residents were only 48 days old and E.T. was probably at least a week older as he was flying, though having some trouble landing gracefully in the crowded nest. |
Audrey Tom |
Apr 12 Apr 15 by |
none hatched ~June 3 ~June 3 |
Aug 6 Aug 8 |
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Maryland Masonville Cove |
Look for return in mid to late March and eggs in mid to late April adults named Frederick and Harriet banded June 25 (don't know which is which) Only the time of the first egg was announced, so I'm assuming the others were at the usual 3-day interval; chicks had basic health check at banding, but nothing to indicate which is the oldest or youngest, and they were close enough in size and at an age when they slept a lot, making it hard for us to make an educated guess. I'm guessing Red is older than Yellow because she fledged first, and that Blue was #3 mostly because I don't think these chicks were in a hurry to fledge, and if Yellow was #3, she would have fledged at 53 days. Biologists went to the nest on July 7 in the hopes of tagging the male, and while they were there, they noticed a problem with Blue's right wing, so he was removed for tests, and they learned that the growth plate of the bone joint had irreparable damage; because it was unlikely that he could survive with part of his wing amputated, he was humanely euthanized. |
new cam |
Apr 11 ~Apr 14 ~Apr 17 |
by by by |
July 13 July 16 |
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Look for return late March/early April and eggs in mid-April adults named Allyn and Ethel The pair returned in early April and started working on the nest, then the male disappeared around the middle of the month, and the female spent less time at the nest; other osprey were seen in the area, perhaps trying to take over the nest or woo Ethel, and a pair was seen on the nest April 28 - but nothing seemed to develop. There was fresh grass brought to the nest May 17-18, and Ethel spent some time on the nest, but it seems late for eggs, even if she has a partner - but only the osprey know for sure. As of early June, Ethel and a male are spending time at the nest – it seems too late for eggs, but…. |
both early April |
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Look for return mid to late March, eggs mid to late April Another interesting/unusual/stressful year at this nest. Only 2 of the eggs hatched, and all was going well until early July, when the amount of food coming to the nest dropped off; this was similar to what happened last year - and unlike last year, there were no major storms in the area, so that probably wasn't a major factor last year either. Rivalry between the chicks increased, and starting July 7, we again saw the female attacking the chicks, with some serious-looking attacks on July 10. Attacks by the female decreased after that, perhaps because she was able to eat while the two chicks were tussling so wasn't as hungry as the previous year. She did also bring some fish to the nest but there were only one or two fish a day most days, which is not enough for an adult and two large chicks. By July 15 the younger chick was getting weaker, and the older chick succeeded in pushing him/her off the nest; s/he was not injured by the fall and was recovered from the bush where she landed and taken to rehab, but was severely emaciated, weighing only 980 grams when s/he should have been close to the adult weight of 1400-2000 grams; she died the next morning. The remaining chick did well initially, but food deliveries continued to drop; a fish was delivered the morning of July 20, then nothing for more than two days. Permits were granted to remove the remaining chick late in the afternoon of July 22nd, and s/he was taken to rehab. C1 was dehydrated but otherwise healthy, and s/he fledged from the rehab site on July 28th. The cam was turned off when s/he was removed, and s/he was not banded, so all we can do is hope that s/he has a long and happy life. And that next year is much better. |
female male |
Apr 17 seen seen |
May 26 May 27 |
July 28 (63 days) |
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Look for return in late March/early April and eggs between mid-April and early May adults named Male Ozzie died in mid-August 2014, possibly of injuries sustained in a fight with an eagle; keeping fingers crossed that Harriet will find a new mate for 2015. An egg was laid Apr 21 - possibly non-fertile, or possible Harriet had been mating with Heiko or another male off the nest; as of May 1, both are incubating, but there have been lapses, so even if it was fertile, hatching is probably a long shot. A normal clutch is still definitely possible. Heiko disappeared shortly after the second egg was laid; several other suitors appeared, and Harriet appeared to accept one around May 8, and when it appeared that he was staying, he was given the name Hal (short for Hallelujah); he kicked one of the eggs out of the nest on May 12 (the remains were found, and it was non-viable) – and as of June 5, the other egg is there and he's occasionally incubating it, though we don't know which egg it is, or if it has any chance of hatching, as it has been uncovered more than most successful eggs. |
Harriet Heiko |
Apr 21 10:50 am |
neither hatched |
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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 Sad news here – there was a terrible hailstorm on May 31, and it looked as if Iris was coming in to relieve Stanley as it struck; she covered him as he covered the eggs for a few moments, and then let her take over – which would have been a great strategy for anything but hail – she has the larger body and bigger wingspread – but either at the very beginning or as they switched (with wings extended to the nickel and dime sized hailstones – and it's a wonder they weren't hurt) – some of the hailstones reached the eggs. We initially though all three survived, but in the morning could see that one was broken, and a second had indentations where it had been struck – and apparently the third also was damaged, because the remains of the final egg were removed June 3. Hard at any time – but harder because the eggs were close to hatching. |
Iris Stanley |
Apr 30 seen May 6 |
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Look for return in early April and eggs in late April adults Gunderson (M) & [not named] No cam this year - it needed upgrades, and a decision was made to turn it off instead (also a new company - PSNH was bought out by Eversource Energy) Two adults were seen by someone at the plant, though he didn't know if it was the resident pair. We're hoping for some updates from people in the area. Iain MacLeod of the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center visited the nest on May 19 to take part in the banding and tagging of the resident male, who was named Gundersen, after a longtime PSNH employee who watched over the osprey; Iain reported that the same banded female was there this year, and the pair has 3 eggs. Unfortunately, none hatched. We've learned that the nest was very shallow with minimal nesting material, and there were three days of cold, heavy rain - which probably overwhelmed her ability to keep them warm. |
Apr 12 Apr 14 |
3 by May 19 (likely in late April or early May) |
none hatched |
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I learned of this cam in August 2015 nest news - http://www.conservewildlifenj.org/education/ospreycam/ |
Apr 16 Apr 19 Apr 22 |
May 26 May 26 May 28 |
July 16 July 21 maybe by |
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adults named George and Gracie Ronnie A new cam for 2015; first two chicks were hatched when I discovered it. Sad news - the third chick wasn't much younger, but was developing a bit more slowly so quite a bit smaller, and while the male has generally been a great provider, on June 30 he only delivered one fish, and that didn't arrive until 5:43 pm - and by then the little one was quite weak (and had been attacked by his older siblings a number of times) - so he didn't get any of the fish, and died during the night. |
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June 12 June 13 June 15 |
Aug 7 Aug 8 |
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Nova Scotia NS Power and the Museum of Natural History |
Look for eggs in mid May adults named Ethel and Oscar C1/"Peggy" (for Peggy's Cove, NS) Starting around June 26, it looked as if C2 might be stuck in the nest bowl; it's hard to tell if he's caught or how he's caught - maybe a leg? As of July 3, we've seen him pulling very hard to join his sibling, and it looks as if he may be a bit higher in the nest than he was yesterday, and he's being fed and brooded - but it would be nice if the authorities would allow someone to make a quick visit to the nest as we've seen elsewhere, to untangle him if necessary and see if he needs treatment. Keeping fingers crossed. On July 6 someone from the DNR visited the nest and checked on C2; it looked as if he might be removing possible entanglements, but he reported that C2 was not stuck or tangled; he said C2 could move both legs and both wings, and saw no swelling, cuts or abrasions, and said blood flow to the feet looked good; he reported that C2 was smaller than C1 but not emaciated and feather growth was as expected. He felt C2 might have a neurological disorder, but nothing that could be treated in rehab, so felt the best option was to leave C2 on the nest and hope things improved. Sadly, they did not. C2 was able to move somewhat but mostly lay on his side, and Mom Ethel did a good job feeding both chicks, and there was no rivalry - but also no real progress. By July 23rd and 24th, as the chicks turned 5 weeks old, it appeared that C2 was being fed less often, in part because C1 would rush to meet an adult with food, and C2 could not; it looked as if Dad Oscar may have stepped on C2 a couple of times though it didn't seem to affect the limited ability to move he had, and it rained hard the night of July 24-25 and the morning of the 25th, and C2 likely got chilled. By 10 am we could no longer see him breathing; s/he was 37 days old. Heartbreaking - but perhaps kinder to die in familiar surroundings, than be removed and poked and prodded, and then euthanized. |
Apr 20 cam on |
May 9 May 12 May 15 |
June 17 June 18 didn't hatch |
Aug 10 10:30 am (54 days) |
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Look for return in early April and eggs in late April I'm pretty sure there was a second egg, but as of June 5, there's one egg on the nest, |
April 7 |
~Apr 25 ?Apr 28? |
neither hatched |
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Look for return in mid February and eggs in mid to late March Bea and Jasper AA
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Mar 2 Mar 5 Mar 7 |
Apr 10 Apr 11 (37 days) |
~Jun 17 Jun 9 Jun 27 |
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Look for return in early April, eggs in late April |
Apr 4 |
Apr 21 |
2 by June 4 (probably ~May 30-31) |
one by both by (about |
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Finland Osprey Cam 1 Hailuoto, Finland |
Look for return mid-late April and eggs in early May
It was reported that Kemo and Malia had returned (Kemo was seen on cam) - but they have chosen to make a new nest in a tree. As of July 3, there have been some pictures of them and their new nest, and I could find no reports of chicks being seen. This is where auto-translate is failing me - there are pictures of a chick being banded (I think on July 19), and I think it's the chick of this new nest, but I'm not sure. If so, they thought it was a male and its band number is M - 66206 on the right leg. One unhatched egg was also found, and it sounded as if they expected two chicks, so there might have been three eggs, but I'm less certain of that.. |
Kemo Malia |
at least two eggs |
at least one chick |
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Finland Osprey Cam 2 Seili/Nauvo, Finland |
Look for return in early-mid April and eggs early to mid May Am guessing the second egg was Apr 25, though it wasn't seen until later - that's normal time between eggs, and matches hatching time) |
cam on both seen |
Apr 22 by Apr 30 |
May 30 May 31 |
July 20 July 20 |
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Finland Osprey Cam 3 Häme, Finland |
Look for return in early-mid April and eggs early to mid May Reading the translations for this page is hard, so I'll just note that the male disappeared partway through the nesting season, and the female tried to provide, but the two younger chicks died around July 13 and only the oldest chick survived - and he or she was looking good and close to fledging when the camera went down on July 20 - and sadly the remaining chick fell victim to a predator (a bird of prey?) shortly after fledgling. |
Apr 22 ~Apr 25 ~Apr 28 |
May 30 May 30 June 2 |
I think the remaining chick died in early Aug, shortly after fledging. |
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Scotland Loch Garten |
Look for return in late March and eggs mid to late April EJ (F) & Odin (new male 2009) as of spring 2015, EJ is 18 year old, and this is her 13th season at Loch Garten, and Odin's 7th season As of May 2, a young male has been challenging Odin, starting shortly after the 3rd egg was laid; it's looking as if Odin is winning, and EJ has protected the eggs (though she has accepted an occasional fish from new newcomer before pushing him off the nest); hopefully things will settle down soon. As of July 4, things appear to have settled down - but it's been a rocky road. Odin disappeared May 5, and the new male (given the name Fenrir) kicked their three eggs out of the nest cup on May 8, destroying two of them (one later rolled back from the edge of the nest but was uncovered at the edge of the nest, so likely no longer viable - but EJ continued to incubate it until May 20). Odin returned May 10, and after a week or so of vying for EJ's attention (and a third male who also made an attempt to take over the nest), it appeared that Odin was the winner. |
EJ Odin |
Apr 18 Apr 21 Apr 24 |
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Scotland Loch of the Lowes |
Look for return in late March/early April and eggs in mid April
banded June 29; FR3 & FR4 got transmitters the Lady of the Loch was the oldest recorded breeding female in the UK (or possibly the world); The Lady did not return in 2015, but happily a new female appeared in late March, and while the male was initially cautious, they soon became a pair, and she laid 3 eggs - suggesting that she may be more than the 2-3 years of age needed to nest, though she's not banded so we have no way of knowing her age. |
Laddie female |
Apr 14 Apr 17 Apr 20 |
May 22 May 23 May 25 |
July 12 July 12 July 19 |
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Wales Dyfi |
Look for return in early-mid April and eggs early to mid May Monty (M) & Glesni (F) banded July 3 Glesni is five years old; 2015 is their third year as a pair - and the first time she's laid 3 eggs. |
Monty Glesni |
Apr 22 Apr 25 Apr 28 |
May 29 May 31 Jun 2 |
July 22 July 22 July 22 |
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entries above this updated August 11, 2015
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