Season 2025 : Part 1 Rosie's Return

3/24/2025

Two ospreys on light pole nest. March 1, 2025 at 12:12 pm. cap by chaya

Rosie returned without fanfare on March 1, 2025. Richie had been bringing sticks to the lightpole nest they used last year. Then she appeared. They began fixing up the nest and he brought fish. The humans had to watch this all from afar, so we don't necessarily see all the interactions. Since then, Rosie is usually on the nest and Richie on and off. He has been bringing nest materials. They have successfully fended off a few interlopers, but not as many as when they were on the crane nest. They both tend to spend the night off the nest, on a wire in the area chatters call Little Venice, at the slips where the barges and other boats dock.

Richie? flying. March 1, 2025

Rosie on the cable. March 1, 2025 at 5:25 pm. cap by dks.

First stick to the nest from VA video. Feb. 27, 2025. at 7:46 am.

Both on the cable. March 1, 2025 at 14:57 pm. cap by dks.

Both on the cables. March 1, 2025. photo? by Dianne A.

Rosie on cable March 3, 2025 photo by chaya

Skyhigh CK March 8, 2025. cap by CamOp

Big stick brought to the nest. March 10, 2025 10:44 am. cap by T28

nest building March 19, 2025. cap by Toaster28.

on the lightpole nest 11 am March 3, 2025. photo by chaya

Rosie surveying her territory. March 11, 2025 cap by seabiscuit

Craigor checking the nest to make sure all is well. Unknown photographer.

Incoming stick March 11, 2025. photo by chaya

Incoming stick March 23, 2025 12;22 pm. photo by Toaster28

Incoming nest material March 23, 2025 at 12:22 p. photo by Toaster28.

Rosie laid her first egg on March 31. While it is a challenge for shatters to see well on the lightpole, there is enough shared experience to recognize Rosie's egg laying behavior and the VA can review video later to watch more closely and confirm. Signs of egg laying are scooching around, lying down, then getting up and "nosing" around the nest. There is also data on the usual interval between eggs.