As a few viewers have mentioned, the pair doesn't seem very interested in repairing their nest or mating.

It's not looking very promising for 2023 at the rate Bea and Jasper are moving. We'll continue to keep an eye on the two. If we are lucky, maybe Bea and Jasper will get their act together.

As you can tell, not much work has been done by either osprey to repair their nest.

Welcome to the opening of Palmetto Electric's 2023 Osprey Season. Bea and Jasper have returned for their 13th season. The pair is a bit late in their return compared to previous seasons. The nest, atop of our 100' communications tower, is in desperate need of repair.

So far Bea and Jasper have accounted for 16 fledging juveniles. Last year the pair had three eggs, but Bea stopped incubating them mid April. She must have known the eggs were not viable. The last year a chick fledged for the pair was 2021. 

We welcome your posts and are glad to see the pair has returned safely back to their nesting grounds.

The osprey pair, Bea and Jasper, have stopped incubating their three eggs as of April 21st. Maybe the eggs were not viable so they knew to stop caring for them. We'll continue to monitor the couple and see what unfolds.

Yesterday we noticed that Jasper and Bea began mating again which we thought was odd. Today Bea has not been incubating the eggs for over 2 hours now. Not sure what is going on with the pair and their three eggs.

Bea and Jasper now have three eggs. The first egg was laid March 24th, the second egg was laid March 27th and the 3rd was March 30th.

As of 7:23 this morning Bea and Jasper still have the two eggs. Providing the eggs are viable, we should see some chicks in early May. Until the eggs hatch Bea and Jasper will alternate incubating the eggs. Once the first chick emerges then Bea will take charge in caring for the chicks while Jasper will provide the family fish. 

The eggs will hatch in sequence in which they were laid. The incubation period is any where from 36 - 42 days with a clutch size of 1 - 4 eggs.

 Bea and Jasper now have two eggs. The red glow is from the beacon light on the tower.

 

Bea and Jasper have their first egg for the 2022 season. Bea either laid the egg last night or early this morning. Either way she almost beat the March 25th date for a late arrival of laying her first egg of the season, which she had done in 2011.

As soon as the sun comes up we hope to post a few photos.

As of March 21, 2022 at 7:46am the pair, Bea and Jasper, still have not produced any eggs. Back in 2011, the first year the pair arrived at our communications tower, the pairs first egg was laid March 25th. At this rate they may surpass that date. 

Keep your fingers crossed that they start their clutch soon.