Nickname
072-B-006
Coordinates
(40.4784, -74.3663)
Substrate
Channel Marker
Description
Raritan River ATON Light #37.
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
What to look for
Review All Observations
2020 - Raritan Riverkeeper2018 - Ben Wurst2017 - KevinR2013 - Ben Wurst
aAdult Arrival4/5/17
aOccupiedYesYesYesNo
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2013

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by Ben Wurst
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by KevinR
Adult arrival04/05/2017Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by Ben Wurst
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by Raritan Riverkeeper
Adult arrivalNestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/08/2024 by JeanK
Viewable with binoculars from Kevin Buchanan Park on Major Drive in Sayreville.

06/14/2020 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found 1 adult on the nest eating a fish.

06/07/2019 by KevinR
Two ospreys observed on the nest.

06/06/2019 by KevinR
Two ospreys on the nest today, one incubating and one perched on tower railing.

05/31/2019 by KevinR
No osprey activity observed. Nest looks pretty ratty.

05/24/2019 by KevinR
No osprey activity observed. Nest looks pretty ratty.

07/16/2018 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found 1 osprey on the nest, no indication of a mate in the area or chicks in the nest.

05/25/2018 by KevinR
The nest, observed from 1/5 mile away, looks like it has been rebuilt, and an adult was observer perched on the ATON tower just above the nest for two days running.

04/26/2018 by KevinR
No osprey activity observed on this ATON tower over multiple observations this year.

07/02/2017 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found no osprey on the nest.

04/15/2017 by KevinR
2 ospreys observed on tower above the nest. No nesting activity observed.

06/19/2016 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Observed this nest since 2006. On 19 June an adult was seen feeding a chick.