Nest #7461

Nickname

092-A-019

Coordinates

(40.1516, -74.0354)

Substrate

Osprey Nest Platform

Description

Across street from TD Bank. Utility company installed platform 2 years ago to encourage ospreys from nest established three years earlier on Utility pole in front of TD bank Office.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

New Jersey Osprey Project

Adult Arrival

Look for 2 adults on the nest. The adult pair will show pair bonding behaviors such as vocalizations, aerial sky dances, and the male feeding the female fish. You may see the pair copulating, which typically begins 14 days before laying eggs.

Incubation Initiation

Females will lay 1 - 4 eggs at a rate of one egg every 1 - 2 days. After laying, incubation starts. Look for adults taking turns sitting low in the nest incubating eggs. The incubation period can last 35 - 43 days.

Clutch Hatching

Chicks hatch ~39 days after incubation begins. Look for adults bringing food to the nest and making "head bows" into the center. Chicks typically can't be seen until they are 2 - 3 weeks old, so feeding behavior is the only way to know chicks are there.

Nestling Count

Around 4 weeks after hatching, look for the heads of chicks to show over the rim of the nest, particularly when adults bring food to the nest. Other times they lie flat and are harder to see. Count the number of chicks in the nest before they learn to fly

Fledgling Count

Chicks begin flying around 7 - 8 weeks old, and are still fed by the adults. Count the number of chicks who have successfully fledged the nest and are observed flying.

Chick Last Observed

4 - 10 weeks after fledging, chicks begin leaving the nest area to migrate south, once they have learned to fly and feed themselves. Record the date that the last chick left the nest.

Nest Failure

Look for signs of nest failure like adult abandonment, adults no longer incubating eggs or feeding young.

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Activity reports

Adult arrival	03/27/2019	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Adult arrival	03/05/2023	Nestlings
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/09/2023 by Ben Wurst

Local volunteer Kat Crippen documented the pair on this nest on 3/5/23.

03/22/2022 by MJB212

Observed Ospreys mating @ 09:30 on 3/22/2022

03/31/2019 by ralph

Observed Pair priming nest and Mating

03/27/2019 by ralph

Happy to report a pair of ospreys have begun preparing this nest. There are very close opportunities to feed in both fresh and saltwater. I observed one feeding on a blue gill and posted photo. Soon spring lake will be stocked with trout and every year I see the pair in this nest with there fair share.

	2023 - Ben Wurst	2022 - MJB212	2019 - ralph
aAdult Arrival	3/5/23		3/27/19
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	Yes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings
eFledglings
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure