Welcome
to the 2018 Season
Welcome to
Palmetto Electric’s 2018 Osprey Cam season! With the arrival of Bea on January
16th, we are anticipating a successful breeding season. As we await
Jasper’s return, this will be the pairs eighth season and marks our eleventh
season broadcasting our nest from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.
The last two
years Bea and Jasper lost a total of seven eggs and one chick. The nest’s
interior was not built up, therefore; the chick and eggs fell through the
fencing. On October 18, 2017, a crew installed construction cloth, which is a wire grid that is welded together at each cross section. The cloth abuts
directly beneath the fencing. This should prevent any of the previous year’s
mishaps and assist with fortifying the platform.
We thank you
for joining us for another osprey season at Palmetto Electric and we look
forward to seeing fledging ospreys.
Below is a photo of Bea that was taken this morning.
17 January 2018
18 October 2017
Osprey Nest Update....
We have completed the job of securing a protective layer underneath the platform to keep eggs and chicks from falling through the nest, while not disturbing the existing nesting material for future osprey seasons. The new layer is flush against the existing fencing so no gaps exist and is secured every few inches.
We have completed the job of securing a protective layer underneath the platform to keep eggs and chicks from falling through the nest, while not disturbing the existing nesting material for future osprey seasons. The new layer is flush against the existing fencing so no gaps exist and is secured every few inches.
16 March 2017
Palmetto Electric is in the process of reaching out to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, SCDNR, to discuss ways to improve the nesting platform. These discussions will include improvements and a timeline to implement changes that will benefit the ospreys.
With Palmetto's support of the osprey program, we will cover the cost of any improvements. As soon as we have an approved plan, we will post it here.
With Palmetto's support of the osprey program, we will cover the cost of any improvements. As soon as we have an approved plan, we will post it here.
10 March 2017
09 March 2017
The fourth egg has been pushed down below the Spanish Moss and Bea and Jasper seem to be only focused on the fifth egg. The fourth egg must not be viable as they only seem concerned with the last egg. The arrow is pointing to the little portion of the fourth egg that is still visible.
We are crossing our fingers for the last egg to produce a chick.
03 March 2017
28 February 2017
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