Nest #3276

Nickname: 072-B-005
Nest substrate: Channel Marker
Nest Location Description: Raritan River ATON#35 at Washington Canal entrance.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: New Jersey Osprey Project
Latitude: 40.4718018494
Longitude: -74.3676050355
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by Ben Wurst
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
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 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.