Nickname
042-A-013
Coordinates
(40.7712, -74.101)
Substrate
MERI CO2 station.
Description
Out in the flats of Sawmill creek. Nest found by the NJSA environmental crew. (Terry Doss)
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
What to look for
Review All Observations
2023 - jmac2022 - jmac2021 - jmac2020 - jmac
aAdult Arrival4/1/233/30/224/4/21
aOccupiedYesYesNoYes
aActive
bEgg Laying4/20/22
bIncubation Initiation5/7/23
cClutch Hatching6/9/23
dNestlings332
eFledglings33
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed8/10/23
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

Select Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022 2021 2020

Activity reports

2020 Nest Activity Report by jmac
Adult arrivalNestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by jmac
Adult arrival04/04/2021Nestlings
Nest OccupiedNoFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by jmac
Adult arrival03/30/2022Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg laying04/20/2022Chicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by jmac
Adult arrival04/01/2023Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed08/10/2023
Incubation initiation05/07/2023Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/09/2023Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/24/2024 by jmac
no sign of birds yet

08/10/2023 by jmac
Went out to the mud flats with the BCAS and observed the nest. Fledglings hanging around the nest

07/30/2023 by jmac
chicks still in nest

07/09/2023 by jmac
at least two chicks

06/11/2023 by jmac
two adults at nest, one shading the nest

05/07/2023 by jmac
female incubating

04/16/2023 by jmac
Pair at the nest site today

04/06/2023 by jmac
Two birds reported at the nest by the NJSA people on April 1

03/20/2023 by jmac
Osprey reported at the nest site today

08/21/2022 by jmac
one bird sitting on the platform, no other birds around

08/04/2022 by jmac
I got out on the flats today by boat and there were three fledglings on the nest and taking flight.

07/24/2022 by jmac
checked the nest today; still only can be pretty sure of two chicks

07/17/2022 by jmac
hard to see because it is so far from land, but it appears at least two nestlings

07/04/2022 by jmac
nest is active but is too far to see what's in it. Hopefully can get out by boat again

06/19/2022 by jmac
both birds at the nest but too far to see any small chicks

05/29/2022 by jmac
incubating female, male nearby

05/18/2022 by jmac
incubating osprey

05/15/2022 by jmac
female incubating

04/24/2022 by jmac
female incubating

04/03/2022 by jmac
NJSA installed a platform near this location and there is a pair building a nest on it

07/27/2021 by jmac
We went out by boat to check on this site. A platform has been installed nearby and a nest of sticks placed on it, but the pair was still perched on the site of the original nest

06/20/2021 by jmac
The structure seems to be gone, with just the base left and there were some sticks on the platform, but not much of a nest.

04/17/2021 by jmac
I went past this nest yesterday on the NJ Turnpike and got a good look. No nest unfortunately

04/04/2021 by jmac
It appears the nest is gone but there was an adult at the nest

07/19/2020 by jmac
I have found a place from a county park where I can see this nest, probably fairly well with a scope. I could see a couple of Ospreys on the nest with my 600mm lens on my camera.

07/15/2020 by jmac
I got a report from someone who was out in the marsh on a kayak (Chris Takacs) who reports what he thinks are two nestlings.

06/11/2020 by jmac
This is a new nest built on the MERI CO2 station. It appears that there are young but they are still too small to see at this great distance.