This season has begun as all others, with Richie beginning to watch for Rosie and to prepare a nest site.
This year, with no intact nest (he shows no interest in the short nest bowl the humans built when they removed the sticks from last year's nest), he started anew, bringing sticks to last year's nest pole. He had trouble getting these sticks to stay for some reason. He paid some attention to another pole, then most recently settled on rebuilding the nest on the sheave of the crane. He has built quite a nest, sturdier than the one they used before .
Now ospreys are flying in to the port and to Point Molate. There appear to be some nesting pairs already, at the RYC and the Porter nest, as well as at Point Molate where there are quite a few well-established nests.
A number of unknown (to us humans) females have visited Richie's new nest on the sheave and there has been some osprey flirting. But Richie still sleeps at night on his bachelor wire.
Meanwhile, chatters seem resigned to not seeing Rosie this year. It is sad but we all know Nature has her won ways apart from our human lives and we must learn to accept just as the birds do. Richie is showing some interest in these new females and it will be interesting to see what happens. We can only wish them well.And keep Rosie in our thoughts.
This year, with no intact nest (he shows no interest in the short nest bowl the humans built when they removed the sticks from last year's nest), he started anew, bringing sticks to last year's nest pole. He had trouble getting these sticks to stay for some reason. He paid some attention to another pole, then most recently settled on rebuilding the nest on the sheave of the crane. He has built quite a nest, sturdier than the one they used before .
Now ospreys are flying in to the port and to Point Molate. There appear to be some nesting pairs already, at the RYC and the Porter nest, as well as at Point Molate where there are quite a few well-established nests.
A number of unknown (to us humans) females have visited Richie's new nest on the sheave and there has been some osprey flirting. But Richie still sleeps at night on his bachelor wire.
Meanwhile, chatters seem resigned to not seeing Rosie this year. It is sad but we all know Nature has her won ways apart from our human lives and we must learn to accept just as the birds do. Richie is showing some interest in these new females and it will be interesting to see what happens. We can only wish them well.And keep Rosie in our thoughts.
 Richie on his sleeping wire. March 9, 9:04 pm. cap by midi |  Richie's lost talon is growing in again. March 16, 2026. cap by guest |
 Dropped stick from light pole. March 3, 2026 4:31 pm. photo by Toaster28  Richie flying a stick to the pole. March 7, 2026 at 4:35 pm. photo by Toaster28 |  Stick to LIght Pole 7. March 5, 2026. 11 am. photo by Toaster 28/  Richie on the nest pole. March 8, 2026, 6:30 pm. photo by Toaster28. |
About March 15, Richie began to show more interest in the crane itself.He began bringing sticks to the crane's sheave up above. At first it was only a few, but it grew until it began to look like a real nest. As he did so, unknown females began to visit. At first,Richie didn't welcome them, mantling to tell them to go away but then he began to be more receptive and there have been some preliminary flirting and CK attempts. There seem to be several females involved.
 Two ospreys on LP7 March 10, 2026 8:10 am. cap by PP |  Richie beginning to build a nest on the crane. March 8, 2026 6:28pm photo by T28 |
 Richie making a nest on the sheave of the crane. March 11, 2926. 18:01 pm. photo by T28.  Richie flying in nest material March 11,2026 at 5:53 pm. photo by T28. |  A visitor. March 10, 2026 at 11 am. cap by craigor..  Sheave nest in progress March 11, 2026 at 2:55 pm. photo by T28. |
 Richie and an unknown female on the sheave. March 11, 2026 at 12:19 pm cap by guest. |  Richie brings a big stick. March 11, 2026 at 5:36 pm. cap by Jest.  Sheave nest taking shape. March 16, 2026. 1pm. cap by PP. |
 Richie on the new nest. March 16 2026 at 7:23 am. cap by T28. |  Nw rope decoration. March 17, 2026 at 9:05 am. cap by PP. |
Two ospreys and a rope. March 17, 2026 at 12:07 pm. cap by guest