EAMB- American Osprey or Fish Hawk ** 

 (Pandion haliaetus carol inensi s ) 

 DATE- May 13, 1934 A.Q.U.BO.- 364 



SO.- 3 



INCUBATION- | 



SIZES- 2.35 x 1.77 2.40 x 1.78 

 2.40 x 1.79 



SITUATION-* Along the shores of the many 

 indentations of Lynnhaven Bay a- e many large 

 Pines. The shores a~ e heavily wooded in most 

 places and the huge Pines stand out quite 

 prominently - Some of these large trees are 

 dead and though many Pish HawJdS nest in the 

 living Pines they prefer the dead ones in 

 which to build their nests. This set of eggs 

 was taken from a dead Pine which was about 

 60 or 70 1 high. The nest was supported by 

 a three-p v onged fork and was about 10' from 

 the top of the teee. (Most of* the nests ob- 

 served were in or very nea^ the tops o£ the 

 trees). Both adult birds kept up a continuous 

 noise, circling around the nest all the time 

 l was near it. The nesting materials consisted 

 large sticks, Qoxtt stalks and rubbish and was 

 lined with seaweed. The approximate dimensions 

 of the nest are as follows: width, 3 1 ; XKSgtte 

 outside depth o r height, 1 ^ 1 and inside depth, 

 8""- the diameter was, roughly, 1 T . The nest 

 was at least two years old. 



lynnhaven Bay, Ya. 



(Osprey - Pandion haliaetus) 



A.O.U. Checklist 1983 



