Nest #7221

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Nest #7221

Nickname

GSP at I-195 -- 092-A-025

Coordinates

(40.1699, -74.099)

Substrate

Communication Tower

Description

East of garden state parkway just south of route I-195/138 in the top of a cell tower which is located at the Park & Ride in the cloverleaf for the interstate.

Followers

None

Monitoring groups

New Jersey Osprey Project

What to look for

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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	2021 - CyclistBarb	2019 - ENSP Osprey	2018 - MCH
aAdult Arrival
aOccupied	Yes	Yes	No
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation
cClutch Hatching
dNestlings		3
eFledglings		3
eFirst Chick Fledging
fChicks Last Observed		8/15/19
xNest Failure
xReason For Nest Failure

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2022 2021 2019 2018

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by MCH

Adult arrival		Nestlings
Nest Occupied	No	Fledglings
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2019 Nest Activity Report by ENSP Osprey

Adult arrival		Nestlings	3
Nest Occupied	Yes	Fledglings	3
Nest Active		First chick fledging
Egg laying		Chicks last observed	08/15/2019
Incubation initiation		Nest failure
Clutch hatching		Reason for nest failure

2021 Nest Activity Report by CyclistBarb

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

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

05/24/2022 by CyclistBarb

Once again, we are speeding past this nest on the GSP. I did not stop but am reporting that there is definitely osprey nesting going on here. One of these years I will have to schedule a trip down here to see if I can get chick counts to add to the NJ Osprey Project's numbers!

04/29/2022 by CyclistBarb

We are just passing by on the GSP! There was more than one osprey up there. This nest has been active a long time, but no one seems to be reporting regularly on the results!

09/16/2021 by CyclistBarb

The site still seems to have osprey present. I only note that they are present. I have not stopped nor looked carefully with a scope or binoculars. I have no idea if this pair had chicks.

06/30/2021 by CyclistBarb

12:49 p.m. We are traveling north on the Garden State Parkway so I pull over on off the travel lane, between the exit ramp and the on ramp. It is not a place I would want to stay at long, but I am able to get a few photos. It appears there is at least one chick in this nest...and an adult.

06/29/2021 by CyclistBarb

Osprey still seem to be present at this nest site. Again, it was difficult to stop as I traveled south on the GSP. This site could be seen if one were quick enough to pull over, but difficult to do this from the express lanes. Possibly easier from the northbound side. Anyone who chose to report regularly would have to investigate the best viewing place.

06/23/2021 by CyclistBarb

I noticed as I passed on the GSP driving south that there were two adults at this nest. I did not stop so I can't say what is going on, just that the osprey appear to be present at this nest.

06/20/2018 by MCH

Nest visible with one adult visible.