Nest #7789

Nickname: Ryan's Eagle Scout#3
Nest substrate: Osprey Nest Platform
Nest Location Description: Ryan's required third osprey nest platform for his Eagle Scout Project. Near where an old nesting platform was once located on a tiny island that has since submerged.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: Delaware Fish and Wildlife
Latitude: 38.4779897821893
Longitude: -75.0801173560097
Followers: None

Past Seasons

Show reports, diaries, and photos from:Current 2020

Activity reports

2020 Nest Activity Report by baygirl
Adult arrival 03/24/2020 Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation 04/08/2020 Nest failure 06/17/2020
Clutch hatching 05/21/2020 Reason for nest failure unknown reason

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

07/27/2020 by baygirl
pair remains at nesting platform and dining perch and in the trees near their frustration nest.

06/17/2020 by baygirl
pair abandoned nesting after chicks hatched, I observed feeding behavior but 3 weeks later nesting failed and pair has moved to far treeline

05/01/2020 by baygirl
one incubating today, did not see or hear mate

04/14/2020 by baygirl
nesting platform is new this season but is replacing a nest platform that was either stolen or fell into the water. ospreys took to it immediately and are happily incubating eggs out on a nice private area of the marsh