Bea and Jasper have settled in nicely to the rhythm of incubating their two eggs. The first egg was laid April 12th and the second was April 15th. From past history the pair usually sees a chick about 38 days after the egg was laid which should be around May 20 - 23. So it should be another five weeks until the nest has little chicks wiggling about the nest. 

The nest itself has taken shape compared to what it was at the beginning of the season. Back in 2017 a crew secured hardware cloth underneath the fence platform to prevent eggs and chicks from falling through as that has happened in past years when the osprey's nest wasn't up to par.

Bea and Jasper have their second egg that was laid Saturday, April 15th. With the pairs history they would normally have had chicks on the nest by now. This is the latest the pair has laid eggs since they have been on the nest since 2011. 

We have our first egg of the 2023 season. Not exactly sure when the egg was laid, but I'm thinking it was this week. The pair is very last, compared to prior seasons, with their egg laying. Maybe they knew of the cold snap we had and decided to hold off. Regardless, we (they) have the first egg which I for one thought the pair would not have any this year. 

Bea and Jasper's last successful clutch was in 2021 with two of their three chicks fledging. Last season the pair had three eggs, neither of them with chicks hatching.