Nest #3016

Nickname: 062-A-002
Nest substrate: Channel Marker
Nest Location Description: Raritan River Light #14.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: New Jersey Osprey Project
Latitude: 40.5068259391
Longitude: -74.3146905639
Followers: None

Past Seasons

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

Activity reports

2013 Nest Activity Report by Ben Wurst
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 1
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by Raritan Riverkeeper
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied   Fledglings
Nest Active   First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by Ben Wurst
Adult arrival Nestlings 2
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by Raritan Riverkeeper
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

06/14/2020 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found 1 adult on the nest reluctant to leave, suspect chicks in nest. Observed a plastic bag & pieces of plastic intermixed in the nest material.

07/16/2018 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found 2 adult osprey and 2 chicks on the nest.

07/02/2017 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Found two adult osprey on the nest and one very reluctant to leave, suspect chicks in nest. Structure is leaning over more than previous observations, may fall over soon.

06/19/2016 by Raritan Riverkeeper
Observing nest since 2003. Most years it fledged 2 chicks.