Nickname
072-B-005
Coordinates
(40.4718, -74.3676)
Substrate
Channel Marker
Description
Raritan River ATON#35 at Washington Canal entrance.
Followers
None
Monitoring groups
What to look for
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2020 - Raritan Riverkeeper2018 - Ben Wurst
aAdult Arrival
aOccupiedYesYes
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

Activity reports

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 a public sidewalk on Major Drive in Sayreville.

06/14/2020 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found 2 adults on the nest, suspect chicks in the nest.

06/07/2019 by KevinR
Two ospreys observed on this nest. One appeared to be feeding chicks.

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

07/16/2018 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found 1 osprey on the structure supporting the nest.

05/25/2018 by KevinR
This nest appears active from observation point 3/4 miles north. Nest looks big, but from higher than wide. One adult spotted on ATON tower alongside the nest 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 one adult osprey on the nest feeding a chick.

06/15/2017 by KevinR
One osprey spotted on tower, but due to 3/4 mile distance, could not tell if one was in the nest.

04/15/2017 by KevinR
1 osprey observed on the nest

06/19/2016 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Observed nest since 2006. In 2009 it was cleared and rebuilt in 2010, cleared again in 2011 and not rebuilt until 2015. On 19 June 2016 observed adult feeding at least one chick.