Osprey Feeding Behavior Data from 12 Nests, Summer 2016

365 feeding events at the nests of 12 osprey pairs collected via public webcams from 11 June to 5 September 2016. The data details prey condition, chick age, and parent presence, compiled by Megan Howard at the University of Leeds. Associated files include daily summaries, nest location data, and R analysis code.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between prey arrival condition and chick age based on the described variables.
• Model the probability of the non-delivering parent being present at the nest during feeding events.
• Study temporal patterns in osprey feeding behavior across the summer breeding season.
• Correlate feeding event characteristics with specific nest locations using the provided geographic data.

Strengths

• Data covers 365 distinct feeding events, providing a substantial observational record.
• Observations span 12 breeding pairs over a defined 3-month period (June–September 2016).
• Dataset is structured both by individual event and by aggregated day, facilitating different analytical approaches.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count for the primary tables is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Megan Howard, University of Leeds

Collection Method

Collected from publicly accessible osprey nest webcams via the internet.

Time Range

11 June 2016 to 5 September 2016

Geography

Locations of the 12 osprey nests are provided in a separate file.