Ben Wurst
Description
Nest atop light pole at Avon Tennis Court. 2026: NEST GONE. July 09, 2026 the nest is there and in tact and there are 2 confirmed chicks.
1 Monitoring Group Affiliations
2026 Season Data
Nest Status
active
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
3
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12 | cmspina | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Nest gone. One osprey seen on nearby utility pole. This location does have a good sightline to the nest on the Rt. 35 N highway sign. | ||||||
| May 22 | water dragon | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 5-11-26 Checked. No osprey this day but saw osprey on nest previous days. | ||||||
| July 10 | water dragon | 1 | N | 2 | |||
| Note: | July 9, 2026 confirmed with scope, 2 healthy chicks and one adult at the nest. | ||||||
| July 25 | water dragon | 0 | N | 3 | |||
| Note: | July 25, 2026 – 3 chicks, strong, standing; stretching their wings. Can still see the scaling and the orange eyes. All three were standing together. I had thought early in the season I had seen three. Then I didn’t the last check. This check CONFIRMED THREE chicks getting ready to fledge. | ||||||
| July 28 | cmspina | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | This nest is gone. It was previously atop one set of court lights and is no longer there. The only nest visible from the courts is the one located on the Belmar Bridge Signage (Rt. 35) which has its own pin. | ||||||
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