16 November 2022
I want to thank ‘J’ who jumped into help providing essential information on many of the birds that I had not filled in and for finding other lists such as the one at Dave Hancock Wildlife so we could compare entries. All of the birds but a couple are from the streaming cams only. There is no specific listing but there will be in 2023 – it will be chronological. This was my first attempt to remember those that we had lost. There are still some details to be put in such as images and detailed information for some of the entries. It will get there in time!
I don’t know when it happened – that moment when you realize how many birds we have lost either on the nest, after fledging, from an intruder, or from Avian Flu. All of a sudden one day it simply felt overwhelming this year. A list was started and sadly, I continue to add names to it. Yesterday, three osplets drown when nest 2 at Patuxent River Park collapsed. As you read the names, you may think of others. This list does not include all of the birds that have died of Avian Flu. The World Health Organization “estimates that more than 383,000 wild bird deaths can be attribute to the virus since October 2021.” ( “A Gull Flaps Its Wings and a Deadly Virus Explodes” in The New York Times, 17 June 2022).
I will not have images for all of them and the list is only as comprehensive as my memory allows. You will know of other birds that we have lost between 15 June 2021 to today. Please let me know. I tried to find photos of all of them and well, it was not always possible. They are all worth remembering – and shedding a tear over. For as short or as long as their lives were – they had some impact on us.
I can hear my PhD supervisor, Alison Yarrington, telling me the importance of order – is it alphabetical? is it chronological? These are not in any kind of order. No one bird’s death is less or more important than the next. Some have more details than another. It is only because I know those. Each one is a loss.
If there is no specific name or number for the bird, I will use Big Bob, Middle Bob, or Little Bob as a designation for the nestling.
So here goes:
- Grinnell, Cal Falcons. Peregrine Falcon. Killed on the 31 March 2022 while warding off a juvenile female intruder that came to The Campanile. Grinnell was banded as a nestling in 2013 near Martinez, California. He is at The Campanile with Annie in 2016 as a three year old. 15 eyases to fledge (counting Lindsay and Grinnell Jr). (California) 2022
2. DH16, Dale Hollow. Bald Eagle. Siblicide. Killed by Big Bob after DH16 was starved. Dale Hollow, Tennessee 2022. Hatched on 28 February at 13:21. DH16 dies of injuries and starvation around 19:11 after enduring two days of sheer torture from DH14. Some of the worst abuse I have seen. The fish deliveries are sporadic.
Entire story with photographs here: https://maryannsteggles.com/2022/03/19/the-continuing-sadness-at-the-dale-hollow-nest/
3. 3rd Hatch, UFlorida-Gainesville. Osprey. Siblicide. Killed by Big Bob after being starved. (Florida) 2022
died probably Sunday 24 April 2022 siblicide starvation
siblings: Big & Little fledglings
cam: https://www.earthcam.com/usa/florida/gainesville/osprey/?cam=uflorida_osprey
https://maryannsteggles.com/2022/04/25/monday-morning-in-bird-world-2/
I wanted to make sure before I provided any more incorrect information about Little Bit. I have been monitoring the nest for many hours at UFlorida. Despite being fed Sunday after 86 hours without food, Little Bit lost its struggle to live. The precise time is unknown. The tiny wee one was almost delirious eating fish yesterday. It was such a joyful ten minutes watching Little Bit have some fish. It made us hopeful. At the time, the little one had not had a ps in a long time and at what point are its internal organs damaged? The heat at the top of the nest is hugely problematic in terms of hydration if fish are not consumed for that is where the osplets get their water. Little Bit got to eat because three fish came on the nest in quick succession. With the arrival of the third one, Big beaked Little Bit and fought with Middle. After some fish, the older two finally collapsed. It was only on their collapse that Little Bit got to eat and eat it did for ten minutes. I bet fish never tasted so good. Then another fish arrived, a 4th one, at 18:32:45. The female dragged that fish right across Little Bit’s head. It looks as if that is the precise place where Little Bit passed on. I had hoped for a miracle for this third hatch who wanted to live and who had such a wonderful start to life. This nest truly looked promising. The turn came on 10 April and for the past two weeks the baby suffered great abuse. There was a bit of a reprieve on the 18th and then the programme of siblicide began again on the 19th. — Those are a summary of the facts as we know them of Little Bit’s struggle to live on this nest. I had so hoped you would be alive and eating this morning, Little Bit. It was not meant to be. Fly high, Little One. Fly high. Soar.
4. Big Bob, Captiva Ospreys. Osprey. Died suddenly. Ironically Big had spent the last 72 hours denying food to the other two siblings and Mum. Went up to eat breakfish and died at Mum’s feet at 0837. Sent for necroscopy. Inconclusive. Enlarged Organs. No Bird Flu. (Florida) 2022
5. Little Bob, Loch Arkaig. Osprey. Got its foot caught in cot rails. Could not get under Dorcha. Died hypothermia in gale force winds and rain. (Scotland) 2022
6. PFC4. 4th Hatch, PA Farms. Bald Eagle. Hypothermia. Parents Lisa and Oliver. Pennsylvania Farm Country. (Pennsylvania) 2022 Died sometime overnight on April 5/6 2022. Hatched on: March 22 or 23, 2022
egg laid on: after 12 February, most likely on 15 or 16 February 2022
cam: https://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/pa-farm-country-bald-eagle-live-cam
source: https://forum.hancockwildlife.org/viewtopic.php?t=619
He was so feisty–bonking everybody, even Mom, and fought for food. He tried so hard–it just wasn’t to be.
7. Nestling (not sure which hatch), Llyn Brenig. Osprey. Could not get out of nest cup to feed. Siblicide? Weather? (Wales) 2022
Osprey Hatchlet, wildlifetrust thinks second hatch, but can’t be certain
nest cam Llyn Brenig Wales UK
died soon after hatching on 5 June 2022
parents male Blue LJ2 & female Blue LM6
2 siblings, eggs laid on 25 April, 28 April, 1 May, all 3 hatched
cam: https://www.youtube.com/@llynbrenig4825/streams
website: https://llynbrenig.com
website: https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/brenig-osprey-project
source: https://llynbrenig.com/osprey-review-of-2022/
source: https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/brenig-osprey-project
source: https://www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/blog/kim-and-giuseppe-boccato/which-chicks
youtube photo source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ABYQzkx1eM&list=PLDfZStW-_stqXZSLROpkodY32aRRhdMbp&index=11
8-11. 3 osplets and adult male, Cape Henlopen State Farm. Ospreys. Adult male was 20. Found dead on trail near platform nest. Intruders took over nest. Injured the Mum? It is possible. Mum is fighting the intruder in the image. She could be injured or deceased also. Her fate is unknown. Three chicks died of starvation. (Delaware) 2022
12-13. Harry and E2, MN-DNR. Bald Eagles. Harry was only 5 years old. Believed to have died chasing intruders from territory of nest. E2 was a victim of siblicide. He was pushed off the nest by E1. (Minnesota) 2022.
Bald eagle chick on DNR EagleCam dies after being pushed from nest – KSTP.com Eyewitness News
14-17. 3 eaglets and male adult, The Majestics. Denton Homes, Iowa. Bald Eagles. Avian Flu. (Iowa) 2022. “The Majestics” (only mom survived) 14. NESTLING DH 8 15. NESTLING DH 9 16. NESTLING DH 10 Died: 23 April 2022 17. DAD DH Died: 2 May 2022 Cause: Avian Flu.
18. Eaglet, Fort St. Vrain. Predated by a raccoon. (Colorado) 2022
19. Solly, Eyre Peninsula. Eastern Osprey. 2021 hatch at Port Lincoln. Eldest. Electrocuted on power line. (Australia) “2020 – Three eggs were laid. 11th, 14th & 17th August 2020. All three eggs hatched. 20th, 21st & 24th September 2020.
The first born was named Solly…, the second born was named Dew…, the last born, 3 days after the second Osprey, we have called Taps, Unfortunately Taps died at 18 days old. There were 7 fish brought to the nest the previous day but the two elder chicks didn’t allow him to feed well.
2020.11.06 – Solly and Dew were both banded today. Solly has had a Satellite Tracker placed on her so we will be able to monitor where she goes to for up to 4 years. 2020.11.24 – Solly took her first flight today.
2020.12.03 – Dew took his first flight today and has not been sighted since he left the area.
2021.02.21 – Solly left the Port Lincoln area. 2021.09.12 – Solly is still happily fishing at Eba Anchorage.”
“2021.11.13 – Has anybody in Streaky Bay seen Solly in the past few days? Her tracker hasn’t moved from this position. Hope she has just found a large school of fish and is feeding on them but an update of a sighting would sure put out minds at rest.
And the sad asnwer
2021.11.21 – Community support for these Ospreys has been amazing. Unfortunately after my earlier post we have some very sad news. Richard Hobbs was kind enough to go and look for Solly. He found her at the base of a power pole. Richard is helping us arrange to have her body sent to Adelaide so that an autopsy can be done. Solly has taught us so much and given us so much pleasure in her short life. This is just heart breaking news.
Solly’s last view.
20. Hatch 4, CBD, 367 Collins Street. Peregrine Falcon. Died on 12th of November at 10:20 from trichomonasis. Already the day before he saw the food but could not open his beak sufficiently to be fed. His cries were terrible. he spent his last night with this two sisters laying down beside him. 41 days old.
I’m the whiter, I’m the youngest, i’m #4 !!!
21-22. 2 Eaglets, Hilton Head. Avian Flu. (South Carolina) 2022. 21. HH3 and HH4. Hilton Head South Carolina. Died 28 February 2022 of Avian Flu. Parents were Mitch and Harriet.
23. Adult male, LGK parent of Royal cam chick. Royal Southern Albatross. Tracker contact lost. Believed dead. (New Zealand) 2021
24. Yurruga, Charles Sturt University Scrape. Peregrine Falcon. Only 2021 hatch of Xavier and Diamond. Violent storm after fledging. Died in storm. (Australia) 2021
25. Malin, Collins Marsh. Osprey. Only hatch in 2021. Intruder. Forced Fledge. Found dead at the base of the old fire tower. (Wisconsin) 2021
26-28. 3 nestlings, Cowlitz PUD. Osprey. Pacific Northwest Heat Wave. 1 died of siblicide. 2nd probably died of starvation plus heat stroke along with third. (Washington) 2021
29-31. 3 nestlings, Cowlitz PUD. Osprey. Predated by a Bald Eagle. (Washington) 2022
32-34. 3 nestlings, Glaslyn. Osprey. Starvation. Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish. There was also a violent storm and it was cold and wet. (Wales) 2021
CYW BACH 1 (32), nestling
Osprey
nest cam: Glaslyn Wales UK
died on: 23 May 2021 late afternoon
cause: starvation, Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish.
hatched on: 18 May 202100:08 Tuesday morning, first pip on afternoon of Monday 17th
egg laid on: 17:07 Saturday 10th April
parents: Aran & Mrs G
siblings: 2
cam: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/live/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bywydgwylltglaslynwildlife687/streams
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
32-34. 3 nestlings, Glaslyn. Osprey. Starvation. Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish. There was also a violent storm and it was cold and wet. (Wales) 2021
CYW BACH 1 (32), nestling
Osprey
nest cam: Glaslyn Wales UK
died on: 23 May 2021 late afternoon
cause: starvation, Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish.
hatched on: 18 May 202100:08 Tuesday morning, first pip on afternoon of Monday 17th
egg laid on: 17:07 Saturday 10th April
parents: Aran & Mrs G
siblings: 2
cam: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/live/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bywydgwylltglaslynwildlife687/streams
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
32-34. 3 nestlings, Glaslyn. Osprey. Starvation. Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish. There was also a violent storm and it was cold and wet. (Wales) 2021
CYW BACH 2 (33), nestling
Osprey
nest cam: Glaslyn Wales UK
died on: 27 May 2021 11:32 at night
cause: starvation, Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish.
hatched on: 02:16 Wednesday 19th May
egg laid on: 14:23 13th April
parents: Aran & Mrs G
siblings: 2
cam: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/live/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bywydgwylltglaslynwildlife687/streams
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
32-34. 3 nestlings, Glaslyn. Osprey. Starvation. Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish. There was also a violent storm and it was cold and wet. (Wales) 2021
CYW BACH 3 (34), nestling
Osprey
nest cam: Glaslyn Wales UK
died on: 28 May 2021 18:30 evening
cause: starvation, Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish.
hatched on: 22 May 08:05 morning
egg laid on: 16:30, Friday 16th April.
parents: Aran & Mrs G
siblings: 2
cam: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/live/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@bywydgwylltglaslynwildlife687/streams
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
source: https://www.glaslynwildlife.co.uk/2021/05/
32-34. 3 nestlings, Glaslyn. Osprey. Starvation. Aran was injured by an intruder and could not fish. There was also a violent storm and it was cold and wet. (Wales) 2021
35-37. 3 nestlings, Osoyoos. Osprey. Sun stroke and starvation in the Pacific Northwest heat wave. (British Columbia) 2021
cam: https://www.osoyoos.ca/community/osprey-nest-live-webcam
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@osoyoosospreycam2549/streams
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/421976161960698/?mibextid=6NoCDW
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbXI21ddlLo
https://www.castanet.net/news/Penticton/366816/Osoyoos-celebrity-ospreys-back-in-the-nest-live-camera-turned-on-ahead-of-nesting-season
The last few years have been tough for the duo — 2021 saw the recently-hatched chicks lost during the heat dome, and 2020 saw one chick die in the nest and another fall out.
38. Jan, Jogdeva Black Stork Nest. Black Stork. Believed to be killed by an intruder. Did not return to feed storklings. (Estonia) 2022
39-40. Black Storklings, Jogdeva Black Stork Nest. Black Stork. Janika could not feed, tried to be both parents, left storklets in nest. Rained. Of the original five storklets, 2 died and 3 were taken to the Vet Clinic by Urmas Sellier and Dr Madis Lievits. The three removed were named Bonus, Extra, and Junior. (Estonia) 2022
41. Osplet 2, Kieldner Forest. Osprey. Nest 4. Unknown cause. (Scotland) 2022
42. Osplet, Kieldner Forest. Osprey. Nest 6. Unknown cause (Scotland) 2022
43. Little Bob, Loch of the Lowes. Osprey. Siblicide on 14 June 2022. (Scotland) 2022
cause siblicide after fishing rate dropped, influenced by weather and a minor eye injury
hatched on 7:46pm on Monday 23 May.
egg laid on Easter Monday at 12.14pm = 18 April
parents LM12 & female NC0
2 siblings
cam: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/things-to-do/watch-wildlife-online/loch-of-the-lowes-webcam/
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LochoftheLowes/
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnEgZA-eE3s
source: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2022/06/sad-news-from-the-nest/
source: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2022/05/third-osprey-chick-hatches-at-loch-of-the-lowes/
photo source: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2022/05/osprey-diary-at-loch-of-the-lowes-week-8-chick-tastic-and-a-celebrity-guest/
source: https://scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk/2022/04/updates-from-week-3-of-osprey-watch-at-loch-of-the-lowes/
44. Eaglet 2, GROWLS. Bald Eagle. 15 May. Unknown Cause. (British Columbia 2022
45. #5 storklet, Mlade Buky. White Stork. Brood Elimination by Betty. 15 June 2022. (The Czech Republic) 2022
46. Osprey Biological chick (46) nest cam: Pink Shell Beach Resort and Marina on Fort Myers Beach Florida
died on: Sunday 2022 – 10 April? (written on 15 April)
cause: Siblicide – Killed by foster osplet from Captiva placed in nest by CROW
siblings: 1 biological, 1 foster
cam: https://pinkshellosprey.click2stream.com/
source: https://www.fortmyersbeachtalk.com/2022/04/15/death-of-baby-osprey-highlights-lethal-danger-of-litter/
photo source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyKbMC3zUEs&list=PLNtqPbdsVqzHXc7xCFhtrLavjIP7nWT-M
47. Eaglet, Xcel Energy Fort St. Vrain. Bald Eagle. Predated by a Raccoon. (Colorado) 2022. FSV45, oldest hatchling
died: May 2022, at 6 weeks. hatched on: 11 April 2022
egg laid on: 2 March 2022 5:09pm
siblings: FSV46 + unhatched egg laid on 9 March 2022
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UumVMZ__Rlw
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/445733962172528/?mibextid=6NoCDW
source: https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/xcel-energy-cams/
photo source: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1237887830128124&type=3 photo source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDuE7HDg_Fw
48-49. Little and Middle Bob (?), Dahlgren. Osprey. Youngest could not get up to eat. Siblicide? (Virginia) 2022
50. Nestling, Lake Murray. Osprey. Predated by Great Horned Owl. (South Carolina) 2022
51-52. Eaglets, White Rock. Bald Eagles. Avian Flu. (British Columbia) 2022. Named SIERRA and TANGO. died: 14 June 2022, 46 days old
cause: probably avian flu, which was prevalent in the area
cam: https://hancockwildlife.org/white-rock-cams/
source: https://forum.hancockwildlife.org/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=589
Egg(s) Laid: Wed Mar 23, 2022 1:40 pm. We have an Egg! Not visible via cams . We do not know if a 2nd egg was laid however Mom’s actions indicated she delayed incubation for 3 1/2 days at which time a 2nd egg would usually be laid and then she went into full time incubation.
Egg(s) Hatched: April 29, 2022 – the adults were sitting higher in the nest this morning, suggesting that they may have a chick. And there was a feeding at 4:16 pm – and it looked as if there may be two chicks!
Feeding of chick(s): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ke5qeeRp-PQ
53. Little Bob, WRDC. Bald Eagle. Siblicide? Was not allowed out of hole to feed by older eaglets. (Florida) 2022
cause: did not survive the night after it hatched Thursday morning
hatched on: 6 January 2022 After hours of struggling to break out of its shell, baby eagle R3 finally breaks free from the last piece that was stuck to its butt at 10:31:52. Died 7 January 2022.
egg laid on: 1 December 2021
parents: Ron & Rita
siblings: R1 & R2
cam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK-igIyPPCs
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@wildliferescueofdadecounty/streams
photo source: https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/rita-rons-third-bald-eagle-chick-died/
54. K2, Cornell Campus. Red-tail Hawk. Beak and jaw issues. Euthanized. This is the only hatch of Big Red’s that has failed to fledge in all the years she has raised chicks. (New York) 2021
55-56. Three nestlings, Patuxent River Park. Ospreys. 18 June 2022. The nest collapsed into the River. Drowning. (Maryland)
57. Kestrel Mum, Robert Fuller’s. Kestrel. Attacked by an owl and died. Left 6 chicks on the nest. Dad Kestrel learned to be both Mum and Dad. (Yorkshire UK). 2022
58-59. Two Osprey chicks, Kielder Forest Nest 5A. Osprey. One caught, possibly hypothermia; the other unwell. (Scotland). 2022
60. Osprey Chick, Pitkin Country Osprey Nest, Roaring Fork Valley. Osprey. Female pulled the pair off the nest when she flew off and her claw got caught in monofilament line. Onne died and the other is in guarded condition. Other will now be released in the spring of 2023 by rehabilitators. (Colorado). 2022
61-62. Two chicks, Snow’s Lane Newfoundland, Canada. Osprey. A day old and just hatched perhaps. One egg left. Known as the ‘Hopeless’ nest. (Canada) 2022
63. Osplet, Mare Island, Vallenjo, California. Osprey. Older chick fell off nest. (California) 2022
64. Second hatch, Osoyoos Osprey Platform. Osprey. Moss and bailing twine delivered to nest at 0541. Chick was pulled off 80-90 ft nest at 0645 when adult flew out and was caught in the moss and twine. 1 July 2022. (British Columbia).
65. Jan and Janika’s storkling, Janus, the small one in care at the EMU Clinic. Fell from outdoor nest and had severed broken wings. Black Stork. 30 June 2022. (Estonia)
66. Pikne, Black Stork. Electrocuted on power line in Turkey. Pikne was the youngest of Karl II and Kaia’s storklets of 2021. She stayed behind and then almost flew faster than Karl II reaching the Central Republic of Africa for her winter season. It was on her return flight on 6 June that she perished. It is thought she stopped for a wee rest. Body and transmitter not located. Black Stork. Died in Turkey. 2022
67. Tuul, Black Stork. Believed to have been shot or electrocuted near Paris on his migration to Africa. One of Karl II and Kaia’s 2021 clutch of storklets. Black Stork. Estonian Bird. Paris. 2021
68. Little Bob, White-tail Eagle. Third hatch. Siblicide. Tucholskie Nest in Poland. 2022 (Poland) Died: 16 April 2022
cause: Siblicide
hatched on: 14 April 2022
parents: Tula & Borek
siblings: Uno & Duo
youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@komitetochronyoroweaglecon1326/streams
source: https://raptors.ru/news/2022/04/white-tailed-eagle-online-tucholskie-forest/ (timeline)
source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ybXnxseSk (hatch)
photo source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5ybXnxseSk
69. Malena, White Stork. 28 years old. Died of old age with her mate of 20 years, Klepetan and her faithful companion Stjepan Vokic. She was shot when young and Vokic kept her and healed her. She could not fly. He fished so that she and her mate of 19-20 years could spend all their time together on the roof of his house with their storklets. She raised 66 storklets to fledge. Her mate Klepetan did not return to Vokic’s in 2022. 7 July 2021. Croatia.
70. Third Hatch Osplet, Janakkdan Nest, Finland. 13:46 10 July 2022. Starvation. Possible Siblicide. Some feel that the female is unwell and unable to feed the chicks properly. The little one was about half a kilo lighter than the older two.
71. L1, the oldest of the 2022 clutch of Big Red and Arthur. Found on the morning on top of a campus building dead after hitting a glass breezeway on the Cornell Campus that connected two buildings. Red-tail Hawk. 14 July 2022. (New York) 2022
Recognized easily by his very white chin.
72. OGK, the much-loved Royal Albatross male, father to Pippa Atawhai (2020) and QT chick (2022) – both Royal Cam chicks – was last seen on Taiaroa Head on 19 May. It is 16 July. NZ DOC do not declare their ospreys deceased until they do not return for the next breeding season. Still, I have fears that OGK is lost – I would like to remove this posting. Southern Royal Albatross. 2022 (New Zealand)
Photo with QT on 15 May 2022.
73. Molate. Richmond and Rosie’s second hatch of 2022 season. A male. Fell from the nest after being unwell at 13:46 on the 16th of July to a grid about 2 metres below. There were concerns all week about his health. Osprey. (California) 2022
74. Junior. Bald Eagle eaglet. Gabriola Island, BC. Electrocuted on a power line. This is the eaglet from the family that adopted Malala, the Red-tail Hawk. July 20, 2022. (Canada)
75. Hesgyn. Bobby Bach of the 2019 brood of Monty and Telyn. Body found on Criccieth Beach in North Wales and retrieved. He was the very last son of Monty and was three years old. Emyr Evans wrote a wonderful tribute to this tragedy.
76-79. Four Black storklets on Eedie’s nest. One of those was Jan and Janika’s middle chick who was fostered. Predation. July 2022. Black Storks. Estonia.
80. Youngest osplet, not yet fledged. #4 nest Finland. Osprey. 1 August 2022. Intruder caused the chicks to fall/fly off the nest. Youngest could be heard as if being attacked. It never returned to the nest. (Finland)
81. 1C1, youngest hatch at Loch Garten. Osprey. 8 August 2022. Had not been feeling well and died on the nest. Unknown cause. Osprey. (UK)
82. H52, youngest hatch at Poole Harbour. Osprey. CJ7 and Blue 022 were parents of this historic hatch of two osplets – the first in Poole Harbour for 200 years. Died of injuries suffered when a goshawk attacked the nest.
83. Titi, the second hatch at the Janakkalan nest in Finland. Fledged but did not return to the nest. Feared to be predated by goshawk once in the forest area. Osprey. August 2022. (Finland)
84. Only osplet, Arboretum Osprey Platform, Minneapolis. Frightened off the nest several times and put back. Third time it jumped due to human activity below the nest. Could not be located. Presumed predated. August 15, 2022. Osprey (Minnesota, USA)
85. Lindsay, believed to be the last falcon fathered by Grinnell at Cal Falcons. Raised by Annie and Alden at The Campanile on the grounds of University of California at Berkeley. Sibling is Grinnell, Jr. Always a good strong eyas. Peregrine Falcon. August 2022. (California)
I will follow with more news. This is the announcement:
86. Female 2017 Peregrine Falcon, 367 Collins Street scrape, Melbourne Australia. June 2022. Found injured in the CBD. Had to be euthanized. (Australia)
87. Male 2017 Peregrine Falcon, 367 Collins Street, Melbourne Australia. Killed in territorial dispute. September 2022. Four eyases raised by his new female mate and step-dad.
88. Little Bob. Third hatch at the Port Lincoln Osprey barge. Siblicide at 24 days.
89. Middle Bob. Port Lincoln. 2 November 2022 at 15:31:20. Siblicide. Middle lived for approximately two weeks after Little died of siblicide. The first few days were good ones despite beaking by Big. Then the weather changed over the last three days with storms and wind and few fish. Died of dehydration/with seizures beginning at 14:50:45 despite more fish on the nest that morning than other times. Big ate and Mum ate and the one time Middle raised its head, Big attacked. Textbook siblicide.
90. Peregrine Falcon fledgling, one of the three first fledges at 367 Collins Street in Melbourne. Flew into a wall or window and suffered a broken spinal column. Euthanized. 15 November 2022. The chicks were fathered by M2017, the old dad, who was last seen in September and the new Mum 2022. Raised by the new Mum and male 2022. All healthy. Last eyas fledged the morning its sibling died. Osprey. Australia.
We will never know which one of the four. They were incredible. The life of an urban raptor is challenging.
91. Rubus. Peregrine Falcon. Youngest son of Diamond and Xavier of the 2022 breeding season. Younger brother to Indigo. Fledged or fludged into heavy winds. Found grounded. Placed on tree. Observed getting prey delivery from Dad, Xavier, and then no sighting. Confusion over which fledgling was which. Body found on the 29th of November. Had been deceased for several days.
The assessment by the vet was that Rubus had had a collision. He had a broken clavicle and possible fractured neck. He was found near a building some distance behind the tower. His body was too decomposed for further pathological tests to be undertaken.
One of the last images of Rubus:
92. Samson. Bald Eagle. North-east Florida Bald Eagle nest. Samson was last seen on the 25th of November 2022. Searches of the area were undertaken to no avail. As of 22 December, Samson has not returned to the nest and is believed to be deceased.
Samson hatched in the very nest featured in this site on December 23, 2013. This was a happy nest; food was in abundance, and there was very little sibling rivalry between Samson and older sibling, Delilah, who hatched on December 20. Samson and Delilah both successfully fledged the nest, gained strength and honed their hunting skills. We know that Samson left the area on April 22, 2014, at 120 days old.
It was four years later that Samson was seen back at the nest, with positive identification being made by photographic markers and also by his flattened toe, which had been observed while he was still a nestling.
Samson bonded with Gabrielle in 2019 and they raised three clutches of chicks: Jules and Romeo in 2019, Legacy in 2020, and Rocket and Jasper in 2021.
93. Alden. Peregrine Falcon. The Campanile. San Francisco, University of California at Berkeley. 2022 Alden was last seen on the 23rd of November.
Alden came to rescue Annie and her eggs after Grinnell had died in the spring of 2022. He brought us the ‘loaf’, moth chasing, and hunting at night. Alden had a leg injury which healed incorrectly but this did not stop him from helping Annie. Alden was immediately taken into our hearts despite missing Grinnell because of his physical challenges and the way that he really stepped up and made sure that Annie, Lindsay, and Grinnell, Jr. had food and were safe. We would like to think that he did not die but, rather, he put on his Superman Cloak and went off to help another Peregrine Widow.
94. Dad. Centreport Bald Eagle Nest, Long Island, New York. Died 23 December 2022. Cause of death to be determined.
95. Artemis. California Condor #915. Cause of death unknown. Date only identified as January 2022. Big Sur Condor Colony. Artemis was among six California Condors that died in 2022.
96. Hodor. California Condor #837. 23 April 2022. Cause unknown.
97. Jan. California Condor # 1038. May 2022. Cause unknown.
98. 1096. California Condor. Bacterial Infection.
99. California Condor from PNP. 13 May 2022. Cause unknown.
100. 663. California Condor. Had foot injury. Last seen 8 December 2021. Presumed Dead from injury.
101. DC8. Eaglet. National Arboretum, Washington DC. Parents are Mr President and Lotus. Died 26 March less than one day old. Cause unknown.
102-104. GSBF 1, GSBF 2, GSBF 3. Falconets from Great Spirit Bluff, La Crescent, Minnesota. 14-15 June 2022. Black flies caused the falcons to jump out of the scrape box. Sounds initially heard and then nothing. Presumed dead.
Adults
Adult male is Newman, an unbanded male,
Adult female is Zooey, an unbanded 3 y/o female.
Egg Laying
Egg #1: April 3, 2022 @ 12:31 AM
Egg #2: First seen on the morning of April 5
Egg #3: April 7, 2022 @ 10:50 AM
Egg #4: April 9 at around 8:11 PM
Egg Hatching
Hatch #1: May 11, 2022 @ 11:00 PM
Hatch #2: May 12, 2022 @ 6:06 AM
Hatch #3: May 13, 2022 @ 8:58 PM
Last year, Zooey didn’t lay her first egg until April 16, and laid her second egg 10 days later than her first. She advanced egg-laying up by 13 days this year and laid all of her eggs roughly two days apart. She did a much better job feeding her young this year.
Fledging
Black flies and heat drove the young falcons from the nest on June 14, 2022. One was seen and at least two were heard below the bluff on June 15, but we have not heard or seen them since.
105. Trooper, Bald Eagle. Dad from the Delta 2 Eagle Nest, British Columbia, Canada. Last seen 8 February 2022. Presumed Dead.
106. Mum. Janakkalan Nest NTF Osprey. Finland. Mum of Boris and Titi. Last seen on 19 July. Presumed Dead of Trichomoniasis.
107. Andy. Western Osprey. Captiva Osprey Platform located on the grounds of Lori Covert’s property on Captiva, one of the barrier islands off the cost of Florida (and Fort Myers). Mate of Lena. Disappeared during Hurricane Ian. Was not seen after. Platform destroyed as Captiva took the worst hit from the hurricane. Hurricane Ian was the worst, the deadliest, hurricane to hit Florida. Dates 23-30 September 2022.
108. Osprey nestling (only hatch). Western Osprey. Kent Island, Maryland. Parents are Tom and Audrey. This was the second clutch. Chick hatched on 8 July and died on 17 July. Cause of death has not been announced.
Thank you to ‘H’ for providing images of the Chesapeake Bay nest with the family in 2022.
109. Female. Bald Eagle. Long term mate to male at the Metro Aviation Bald Eagle nest near Shreveport, Louisiana. Found at the base of tree with a bad infection. Could not be saved. Unsure of date of death. 2022
