G Creek Osprey Nest - 1st egg 4/21, 2nd 4/26/24

Longest night of the year. Maybe 86 or so days until ospreys return. Happy Holidays to all!

1/1/2024 - Happy New Year! Best wishes to all.

frozen sandbar and low tide allow  new camera install. site tests begin. 1/20/24

A few good NW howlers, and the tide could not make up into GC making easy work of the camera rework. A design flaw also allowed Bay water into a junction box (water always wins!). Repaired for now.

March 1 - Mallard squatters have appropriated the platform for early egg production.

March 3 - Geese eating one of the now 4 duck eggs in the nest.

March 5 - Crows finished off another 3 duck eggs last night. 

March 17 - Mother goose insists on using the osprey nest.

March 19 - Removed three goose eggs  to our protected nesting tubes on the shoreline.

March 19 - Placed crab trap on platform 

March 20 - Goose still on edge of platform. Mallards competing for a sliver of the nest.

March 21 - Osprey have return.

March 29 - Last of mallard nest moved to another platform.

April 11 - Last of goose eggs out of nest.

April 13 - Pair staying in cove most days now.