Nesting Diaries
One bird at the nest today
could see one fledgling at the nest, ready to go
adults at nest with young
Ospreys perched on the towers nearby, adult bringing sticks to the nest
can clearly see two very small chicks in the nest with shading female
Pair at the nest, appear to be feeding
female appears to be feeding
Osprey feeding chick/chicks
Birds high on the nest as if they have chick/chicks
the female was down on the nest as if incubating but got up on the nest with the male while drama was going on. I think she has eggs
There was a bird on the nest and another flying nearby. I would say the nest is active already
visited the nest by boat today. Both fledglings out of nest but nearby
visited the nest by boat today with the NJSEA environmentalists today. Can clearly see at least two good sized chicks in the nest
at least two chicks visible in the nest.
adult feeding young, still can't see how many
activity on the nest today. the female got off the nest for a bit, flew around with another Osprey and got back on. Not sure what was going on
Could clearly see three large chicks in the nest
Osprey appears to be feeding chick/chicks. Because of Covid-19 and the fact that I couldn't observe most of April I was probably off on my estimate of incubation date
incubating female. because the park has been closed because of covid-19, it has been impossible to monitor this nest until now.
Osprey on the side of nest
Could only clearly see two near fledge chicks today, but the other may have been in the back of the nest
Three big chicks visible today
could clearly see two chicks today, didn't see the third one
could clearly see three little heads with the help of the scope
female shading chick/chicks
One bird visible next to the nest. There could be another in the nest, but it is so big at this point that sitting birds are difficult to see
The pair has returned and were working on the nest this morning
Two fledglings on a near by tower.
There are at least 2 chicks in this nest.
Osprey on the nest, another brought a fish to the nest
A pair continues to work on the nest.
two Osprey on the nest, bringing sticks. Four other Ospreys harassing them for the nest site.
one bird bringing sticks to the nest
no activity in or around the nest for the hour and a half that I watched. I would have to think the nest failed for some reason.
watched the nest for a while today. the male brought fish and the female fed chick/chicks.
two birds on the nest today, one incubating
visited the nest today by boat with the Bergen County Audubon S. The chicks have fledged and were probably among the many Ospreys present on the rive today
It appears that there are three nestlings, not two. They are almost as large as the parents so it is hard to tell, but the white speckling on their backs and the buffy coloring on their napes indicate that the three of them are nestlings
Could clearly see two large chicks with the mother today. There was possibly a third, smaller chick under the mother who was shading them from the sun. The male was perched nearby
Clearly see two chicks at least
Could clearly see a chick in the nest today. Also saw one of the birds still bringing sticks to the nest.
This is now a large nest with an incubating female and her apparent mate on a tower near by. No sign of the old nest on the swing bridge or the peregrines that had taken it over.
Could view at least one chic today.