Hatch at Achieva and E13 arrives for Bella and Scout at the NCTC…

28 March 2026

Oh, my goodness. I can’t keep up. Everyone knew this week was going to be a madhouse but we have osprey arrivals, eggs being laid, pip and hatch watches, hatches, fledges – and you name it. It is absolutely wonderful.

Jack and Jill have their first hatch at the Achieva Osprey platform in St Petersburg, Florida. Please send them extra love – they need it! There is a lot of competition for Jack’s fish from other species and that platform has not given us much confidence. I hope this year goes wonderfully well for this couple – send the love!

Thanks, MP, for alerting me and sending the images. Time: 15:46:41

A beautiful eaglet has arrived for Scout and Bella – E13. Deb Steyck has it on video: https://youtu.be/yiYJ0iIL0Ng?

If you have not watched Tim MacKrill’s presentation on osprey migration, I urge you to do so. You will learn so much! Then you can teach others. https://youtu.be/wlJoNyKapfc?

Dad might have brought in a huge male Tilapia to the Moorings Park nest, but these three are now well into the Reptilian Phase, and they are not having that feeling of ‘love’ with one another – at least not when it comes to food! You might see some unhappiness once in a while. Hopefully, this will all settle down once they get their juvenile feathers.

They can be nice.

Nice evening at Pitkin!

Heidi reports that both ospreys are at Seaside – Bruce and Naha. They have a chat and there is a great observation board to check out current and historical information.

Thanks for being with me. Please take care. See you on Monday if not before. Have a great weekend.

Thank you to ‘MP’ for the notice and images for Achieva, for Geemeff for reminding me about Tim Mackrill’s talk and now it is archived, to all who posted notices on FB, and the owners of the streaming cams that allow us to partake of the lives of these wonderful birds.

Published by maryannsteggles

I went to the UK as a Commonwealth Scholar in 1990 and received my PhD from the University of Leicester in 1993. After three decades of university teaching, I retired to devote my time to the study of raptor behaviour. I am particularly interested in Ospreys and am working on a long term project on third hatch survival and siblicide in these raptors. My blog is a result of a fascination with my local wildlife and the desire to encourage others to love and care for birds! I live on the Canadian Prairies and prior to the pandemic travelled a lot. I am questioning the use of aviation fuel at the moment as we all strive to help our planet. My early research was in politics and art including British public statues exported to Southeast Asia and Vietnam Resistors that contributed much to Canadian ceramics. Books and articles were published on those subjects over a period of 3 decades. Now I am working on books for children so they can learn about the challenges our raptors face.

2 Comments

  1. Consuela says:
    11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0031America/Winnipeg03bAmerica/WinnipegFri, 27 Mar 2026 18:58:30 -0500 2021 at 18:58

    Has anyone commented on the egg disappearing at Decorah North? The last of Mr Norths legacy 😞😭

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    1. maryannsteggles says:
      11 thAmerica/Winnipeg-05:0031America/Winnipeg03bAmerica/WinnipegSun, 29 Mar 2026 15:18:08 -0500 2021 at 15:18

      No, they haven’t. I should mention this. Mr North was such a favourite of mine. I really dislike when eagles try and take over another’s territory despite it being natural behaviour for them.

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