Nest #6281

Nickname: 083-B-041
Nest substrate: Osprey Nest Platform
Nest Location Description: Oceanport Ave Northbound across from bus stop outside former Fort Monmouth Previously on utility pole at this location. Moved to man-made nest platform in 2017.
Nest Cam URL:
Monitoring Groups: New Jersey Osprey Project
Latitude: 40.3182849975638
Longitude: -74.0339459096714
Followers: None

Past Seasons

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

Activity reports

2016 Nest Activity Report by Thumpersma
Adult arrival 04/15/2016 Nestlings 1
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure
2017 Nest Activity Report by Thumpersma
Adult arrival 04/01/2017 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
2019 Nest Activity Report by Ken O
Adult arrival 03/24/2019 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 Ken O
Adult arrival Nestlings
Nest Occupied Yes Fledglings 3
Nest Active Yes First chick fledging
Egg laying Chicks last observed
Incubation initiation Nest failure
Clutch hatching Reason for nest failure

Photos of this nest

Nesting Diaries

03/31/2021 by Ken O
Male and Female on the nest. 3/31/21

08/22/2020 by Ken O
3 Fledglings confirmed this year. Surprised no one else has reported on this nest, I see it frequently. Very successful. Many pics to upload

06/27/2019 by AmyOla
Morning of Jun 27 observed heads of 2 chicks sitting up. woo hoo!

03/24/2019 by Ken O
Spotted a pair occupying this nest today! All nests in the area are filling up fast! I stopped at the red light long enough to grab a quick few pictures - GRR plastic bag in the nest!

04/12/2017 by Thumpersma
Two adult osprey observed in nest. Female appeared to be sitting low in neat. Sitting on eggs?

04/01/2017 by Thumpersma
Nest has been moved from the utility pole to a man-made nest platform pole approx 5 feet to the north of previous location. Two adults seen in nest today.

07/25/2016 by SandyBon
One chick in the nest and one female adult nearby on a post

07/06/2016 by Thumpersma
Adult and one chick observed in nest.

04/15/2016 by Thumpersma
Very small, new nest on utility pole. Observed mating twice at 4:05pm.