Nest #7284

Nickname: The Porters (Florence & Harvey)
Nest substrate: Osprey Nest Platform
Nest Location Description: Lighthouse Cove marsh; east of the Ditch, between Route 54 and Little Assawoman Bay.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Delaware Fish and Wildlife
Latitude: 38.4530725655058
Longitude: -75.0605130709168
Followers: None

Past Seasons

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

Activity reports

2018 Nest Activity Report by cheertheturtle
Adult arrival Nestlings 3
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed 07/13/2018
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching 06/24/2018 Reason for nest failure
2019 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival 03/19/2019 Nestlings 3
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 3
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging 07/22/2019
Egg laying Chicks last observed 09/05/2019
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching 05/26/2019 Reason for nest failure
2020 Nest Activity Report by cheertheturtle
Adult arrival 03/21/2020 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

09/01/2020 by baygirl
all 3 juveniles near or on nest today with adult male on pole

08/09/2020 by baygirl
one fledgling by the community pool today then flew back to nest

07/02/2020 by baygirl
3 chicks vis today

05/10/2020 by baygirl
female appears to be incubating eggs today, second pair perched out on poles across the gut

04/10/2020 by baygirl
same as nest 6700

03/30/2020 by cheertheturtle
6:30PM: Observed both Ospreys flying to and from the nest box, individually and together. A new season is underway for this established Osprey pair!

09/05/2019 by baygirl
last day i see a juv at nest

08/29/2019 by baygirl
duplicate nest with #6700

07/26/2019 by baygirl
7-22 all 3 chicks have fledged

06/03/2019 by baygirl
chick feeding behavior

05/06/2019 by baygirl
one deep in the nest, second on favorite guard perch at waters edge

04/02/2019 by baygirl
a pair at the nest daily now

03/16/2019 by baygirl
I believe this nest is a duplicate of nest #6700. I placed this nesting platform along with a friend in April 2017 and monitored it for DE F&W for the 2017 and 2018 season. The nest is seeing some nest hopping osprey along with resident eagles but the resident pair has not yet arrived.

03/16/2019 by cheertheturtle
Looking forward to seeing Harvey and Florence return and prepare for their 2019 family!

10/23/2018 by baygirl

07/27/2018 by cheertheturtle
The three chicks are vigorous and fledging. Florence and Harvey are very attentive to their young and to each other. They bring a variety of fish from the bay and ocean, including large flounder!

07/08/2018 by cheertheturtle
Florence & Harvey appear to be caring very well for their three young chicks, Warren, Catch, & DQ (three local Fenwick Island restaurants young Trimble family members work at this summer). It was very hot for days after the chicks hatched, and here you see Dad Harvey tending to the chicks as Mom Florence cools off nearby.