Nickname
Pond Acres
Coordinates
(38.5522, -75.068)
Substrate
Osprey Nest Platform
Description
NJ style V platform in the marsh at the end of Pond Acres community- on the Salt Pond
Followers
None
What to look for
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2023 - baygirl2022 - baygirl2021 - baygirl2020 - baygirl2019 - baygirl2018 - baygirl2017 - baygirl2016 - baygirl
aAdult Arrival3/23/233/17/223/26/213/16/203/29/193/28/183/29/174/1/16
aOccupiedYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
aActive
bEgg Laying
bIncubation Initiation5/1/234/8/214/9/204/10/194/16/184/18/175/3/16
cClutch Hatching5/16/215/20/205/24/195/29/185/29/176/13/16
dNestlings0233322
eFledglings233322
eFirst Chick Fledging7/12/217/15/207/17/197/22/187/19/178/5/16
fChicks Last Observed8/14/218/19/208/21/199/13/188/12/179/4/16
xNest Failure5/29/23
xReason For Nest Failureadult abandonment

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Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016

Activity reports

2016 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival04/01/2016Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging08/05/2016
Egg layingChicks last observed09/04/2016
Incubation initiation05/03/2016Nest failure
Clutch hatching06/13/2016Reason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/29/2017Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging07/19/2017
Egg layingChicks last observed08/12/2017
Incubation initiation04/18/2017Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/29/2017Reason for nest failure
2018 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/28/2018Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging07/22/2018
Egg layingChicks last observed09/13/2018
Incubation initiation04/16/2018Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/29/2018Reason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/29/2019Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging07/17/2019
Egg layingChicks last observed08/21/2019
Incubation initiation04/10/2019Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/24/2019Reason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/16/2020Nestlings3
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings3
Nest Active First chick fledging07/15/2020
Egg layingChicks last observed08/19/2020
Incubation initiation04/09/2020Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/20/2020Reason for nest failure
2021 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/26/2021Nestlings2
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings2
Nest Active First chick fledging07/12/2021
Egg layingChicks last observed08/14/2021
Incubation initiation04/08/2021Nest failure
Clutch hatching05/16/2021Reason for nest failure
2022 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/17/2022Nestlings
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiationNest failure
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure
2023 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival03/23/0023Nestlings0
Nest OccupiedYesFledglings
Nest Active First chick fledging
Egg layingChicks last observed
Incubation initiation05/01/0023Nest failure05/29/0023
Clutch hatchingReason for nest failure2 day storm, wet cold weather, males not able to bring in fish, female abandoned nest

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/25/2022 by baygirl
with so many homes going in at Pond acres and the new dock this may get interesting. so far the nearby snag nests appear empty.

06/20/2021 by baygirl
Nest #6107 "deldave4" is a duplicate of this nest

05/16/2021 by baygirl
feeding observed

05/14/2021 by baygirl
one deep in nest but its hatchling time

04/08/2021 by baygirl
57, sun with few clouds, E 10 mph, 5 pm, observed female incubating, male flew to fave tree with fish, male rt leg banded as in years past

03/26/2021 by baygirl
4 pm, 80, S 20 mph, sun, both osprey perched on the V 's of the platform, looking very comfortable and no other ospreys in the back marsh woods area, so very quiet for now...

07/28/2020 by baygirl
all 2 fledglings accounted for in the surrounding trees this afternoon, one with a fish, and adult rt leg banded male in another tree, female in far tree by cul de sac

07/02/2020 by baygirl
getting big and very hungry, mombrella today calling for fish

06/08/2020 by baygirl
3 active chicks late this afternoon, female on nest calling for fish

05/20/2020 by baygirl
most likely hatchling prior to this day but first time seeing feeding behavior!

04/14/2020 by baygirl
1 incubating today, did not see mate

04/10/2020 by baygirl
rt leg banded male returned

06/30/2019 by baygirl
male is rt leg banded

06/26/2019 by baygirl
i once thought there might be 3 chicks but a few times i confirmed just 2 so thats the number...for now!

05/29/2019 by baygirl
female shading at nest and calling for fish, did not see mate

05/12/2019 by baygirl
one deep in nest today, did not see mate

04/13/2019 by baygirl
one deep in nest, did not see mate

03/31/2019 by baygirl
2 at nest since 3-29-19

03/25/2019 by baygirl
2 osprey tussling with 2 other osprey, busy air space today

03/23/2019 by baygirl
just one osprey, female, at nest site since 3-20-19

09/13/2018 by baygirl
one juvenile crying for fish on snag near nest

09/07/2018 by baygirl
one juvenile was perched on a very low branch over the pond, it dove into water and came up empty and it was not happy, definitely vocalizing its hunger to itself, 2nd juvenile was in nearby snag close to nest and it had a partially eaten fish, did not see the adult male today.

08/18/2018 by baygirl
one juvenile seen on the V perch of the platform today, it was calling softly for fish, did not see adults

08/08/2018 by baygirl
3:30 today-1 adult and one juvenile on the nest,one juv with its own fish in a nearby snag, and another juv on far snag.

07/30/2018 by baygirl
2 fledglings and 1 adult in various trees surrounding the nest.

07/24/2018 by baygirl
2 fledge on nest and one adult on snag today around 10:30 am

07/22/2018 by baygirl
Around 6 pm I saw both adults perched in nearby trees, one fledgling on another tree and one apparent large fledgling on edge of nest. few minutes later the third fledgling arrived and landed on the v of the platform.

07/15/2018 by baygirl
continuing to see just 2 chicks, today about 5:50 pm 2 chicks visible in the nest with both adults at nearby snags.

07/05/2018 by baygirl
2 chicks visible today with male in tree with large fish and female in nest asking for him to bring it to her

07/05/2018 by baygirl
2 chicks visible today with male in tree with large fish and female in nest asking for him to bring it to her

06/25/2018 by baygirl
3 chicks in the nest alone today at 5 pm. One adult osprey drying its wings on the favored snag nearby. It was calling for its mate or a fish, I could not tell if it was the female or male.

06/18/2018 by baygirl
mombrella busy shading with just one chick vis

06/10/2018 by baygirl
2 chicks visible around 2 pm today as female was feeding. male was on nearby tree but flew off to chase an interloper in his air space and then off he flew toward the ocean

05/29/2018 by baygirl
first day to confirm feeding with male bringing in fish for female and she started feeding immediately

05/19/2018 by baygirl
pair is doing well with the female usually deep in the nest and the male guarding the territory from his fave snag nearby, there should be chicks soon

04/16/2018 by baygirl
First day to see one deep in the nest. the second osprey not seen but the bulkheading company is still nearby fixing the dock.

04/02/2018 by baygirl
One on V perch of platform and the second flew over to the favorite snag. I listened for any other osprey calling near the location of last years close by ( but now downed) snag nest and it was quiet and there was no scuffling...but I am expecting it.

03/28/2018 by baygirl
today I confimred both osprey on the nest around 5:15 pm. 45, SE winds at 5 pmh today, clouds with some sunshine. second day of southern winds seems to have finally brought larger numbers of osprey to the county

03/23/2018 by baygirl
1 osprey on the favorite snag guard post

09/21/2017 by baygirl
end of season: last adult seen, female on 8-31-17

08/03/2017 by baygirl
at 4 pm there were 4 fledglings on the nest, 2 were eating fish. it was quite a party.

07/29/2017 by baygirl
Both youngsters are doing very well and both adults still at nest.

06/22/2017 by baygirl
I am seeing at least one chick, and often neither adult is on the platform instead they sit on the nearby snags. I think it is so they can keep a better eye on the osprey pair in the snag nest behind them

06/07/2017 by baygirl
Male on V perch of nest platform and female feeding in the nest

05/25/2017 by baygirl
no signs of hatchlings yet although I may be missing it. today female deep in nest and male on a snag with a portion of a fish. nothing happened for over 15 minutes. that's osprey life, sometimes...

04/24/2017 by baygirl
the male has been sitting on a new guard snag at the house closest to the platform because the newish snag nest west of them is now huge with both osprey perched on it...I guess I will need to create a new nest ID....

04/18/2017 by baygirl
well I don't seem to know anything about this nesting pair:) today I was surprised to see one osprey deep in the nest incubating. there was one other osprey on a nearby snag and the snag nest to the west was empty with no osprey in sight. so I just don't know but I see incubating behavior!

04/17/2017 by baygirl
still a bit confusing here. the snag nest just behind this platform regularly has a pair on it and there is quite a bit of territorial squabbling with this nest pair pretty distracted. rarely are they at the nest, they guard the trees between them and the snag nest.

04/09/2017 by baygirl
around 4 pm I saw one osprey on the V perch and the other osprey bringing nest material. this is the first I have seen the pair spending time at the nest.

04/02/2017 by baygirl
The bonded pair is here but very unsettled. The snag nests across the Salt Pond at the National Guard base came down during the winter and one pair from the downed nest is causing some disturbance, visiting the platform and harassing the female when she is in the nest.

11/26/2016 by baygirl
Here is the final 2016 info for this nest: Both chicks fledged about the same day and did well until 9-3-16 when the nesting platform came down after a huge storm. I could never confirm if both fledglings were clear of the nest when it tumbled into the marsh but I am hopeful they were in the snag trees during the storm and since we assume nest came down at night (as per landowners report) the fledglings would not have been on the nest. But after the platform came down I saw just one fledgling at a time perched in nearby snags along with the adult male. After last fledge sighting on 9-4-16 I continued to see the adult male in the nearby guard snag until 9-23-16. We were able to put the platform back up 11-26-16. When it fell it remained intact! Now it is nice and straight and anchored 4 feet deep in the marsh and we hope it stands for many more years to come!

07/16/2016 by baygirl
I have rare;y seen any chicks in this nest because of the angle of the platform but today I was finally able to get a good look at the 2 growing chicks. They are not nearly ready to fledge but they are very active and at the stage where they don't know quite what to do with their wings so they sort of flop around the nest. The female adult was standing guard on the nest and attempting to shade them. I did not see the adult male and there were no osprey in the new nearby snag nest that I assume was built by a sub-adult earlier in this season.

05/31/2016 by baygirl
One osprey still quietly incubating. I do not see the second osprey today. They still have about 1 1/2 to 2 weeks till hatchlings if all goes well. This location along the Salt Pond does have a nearby kayak launch but I never see anyone close to the platform.

05/29/2016 by baygirl
One bird incubating and one bird in the nearby snag "guarding" tree.

05/20/2016 by baygirl
One bird incubating, no other birds in sight today. I no longer see the extra bird that was trying to build a nest just behind this nest.

05/13/2016 by baygirl
One bird is incubating, one is on the nest and another bird is further back in the snag line and that third bird appears to be attempting a nest on a snag with very little nest material support! Most likely a sub-adult from this nest in prior seasons. It looks like a male but one can never be 100% certain of the birds sex.

05/03/2016 by baygirl
These two had a rough time for a few weeks with the many stray osprey hanging out around the Salt Pond and frequent territorial battles at their platform. Their platform is leaning badly and could fall over with high tides and storms. The guard perch is a snag further back into the tree line.