It appears the pair, Bea and Jasper, will have three eggs this season. The third egg was laid March 24th. Ospreys usually lay eggs 1 - 3 days apart. The chicks will hatch in the order the eggs were laid.
Along with the eggs is a photo of Jasper incubating the clutch. Jasper will continue to share the task of incubating the eggs until the chicks hatch, when he will then provide fish for his family.
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When is approzimate the hatch date for the first?
Chicks normally hatch 36 - 42 days after an egg is laid. Osprey chicks hatch asynchronously, or in the order the eggs were laid. We may see the first chick around April 24th and hopefully the next two chicks in that timeframe.
Have any of their chicks ever been spotted - nesting in the Hilton Head area?
awesome
We do not band the chicks so we don't have a way to tell if their chicks return to the Hilton Head area.
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