Nest #3542

06/14/2020 by Raritan Riverkeeper

Found 1 adult on the nest. The nest had obviously been cleared since last year, nest material much thinner than earlier.

05/14/2020 by KevinR

One osprey in nest incubating, one osprey on tower strut above the nest.

06/07/2019 by KevinR

Hatching occurred! Two adults seen feeding chicks - two chicks visible!

06/06/2019 by KevinR

Two ospreys observed, one incubating, and one perched on the tower railing.

06/06/2019 by KevinR

Plastic streamers are hinging out the side of the nest. The ospreys obviously used waste plastic material in building the nest.

05/31/2019 by KevinR

Incubation underway! One osprey observed perched on nest rim, with 2nd incubating eggs.

05/24/2019 by KevinR

No ospreys at the nest today (11:02AM to 11:50AM)

07/16/2018 by Raritan Riverkeeper

Found 2 osprey on the nest, but readily left. Do not suspect any chicks in the nest.

05/25/2018 by KevinR

one adult on tower above the nest. Did not observe any birds in the nest

04/26/2018 by KevinR

one osprey is sitting on the nest incubating eggs! The eagles 1/4 mile west seem to be getting used to this nest now.

04/22/2018 by KevinR

The ospreys have not bee chased off, but rather have been busy. The nest is almost complete, but I watched the two going back and forth collecting more sticks and brining them back to the nest.

04/13/2018 by KevinR

A fair amount of new nest material has been deposited on the tower platform since last week, but it looks pretty disheveled, with no nest shape. No ospreys observed over a 45 minute period. The nearby eagles (1/4 mile away) may have chased them off.

04/05/2018 by KevinR

Two ospreys observed on tower, bringing nesting material for the first time. At this time, there are only about six sticks on the nest.

03/31/2018 by KevinR

2 Ospreys observed on the ATON tower. Last year's nest is totally gone.

01/24/2018 by KevinR

This Coast Guard ATON tower has been swept clean of all nest material. This looks like human activity to remove the nest. There is no sign of any of the old nest material, but the damaged ATON sign board on the tower that I reported to the C.G. has been repaired, obviously by the USCG.

07/02/2017 by Raritan Riverkeeper

Found two adult osprey on the nest, could not establish if any chicks in the nest.

06/24/2017 by KevinR

2 adults observed on tower above (no on) the nest. New grass observed in the nest bowl. No sign of eggs or chicks. When the adult eagle on a nest 1/4 away flew by hunting a fish, the ospreys left the nest tower.

06/15/2017 by KevinR

2 ospreys observed on tower, but not on the nest. No incubations taking place here.

06/09/2017 by KevinR

No activity at this nest today - they done been gone! :-(

06/01/2017 by KevinR

6/1 - Nest has been abandoned! An active eagle nest is only 1/4 mile away, and the eagles may have driven them off

05/20/2017 by KevinR

Female is still incubatign the eggs, while the male sites on the Day Mark tower.

05/14/2017 by

One osprey sitting on eggs, and after an hours absence the male came back and perched on the tower above her.

05/14/2017 by

One osprey sitting on eggs, and after an hours absence the male came back and perched on the tower above her.

05/14/2017 by KevinR

Female osprey sitting on eggs, and after an hours absence, the male came back and perched on the tower above her.

05/11/2017 by KevinR

Incubation continues.

05/04/2017 by KevinR

Incubation continuing, male on tower standing guard.

04/28/2017 by KevinR

The nest is active. The female is incubating, with the male standing guard on the tower.

04/15/2017 by KevinR

This nest is only 410 yards away from an active bald eagle nest. The eagles have already chased ospreys off a nest further away, so it will be interesting to see if they allow this pair of ospreys to nest. On 4/15/17, the 2 ospreys were observed nest building on the ATON.

06/19/2016 by Raritan Riverkeeper

Observed this nest since 2009. Nesting material was cleared in October 2015. Nest was rebuilt by June 2016.