Delaware Osprey Watch
Description
Bluewater Ct./Seaside Dr, most southern of the 2 platforms in marsh along waters edge
2026 Season Data
This nest was marked as lost on May 26, 2026. Nor Easter, 3 days of cold rain followed by 2 days dense fog
Nest Status
lost
Clutch Status
incubating
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
unknown
unknown
April 11, 2026
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
0
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 9 | 2 | N | N | Add Photo | Edit | ||
| Note: | 2nd day that 2 are on the platform, I will now confirm their presence | ||||||
| March 10 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Both on the t perches of the platform , 1 eating a fish | ||||||
| March 11 | 1 | N | N | Add Photo | Edit | ||
| Note: | Osprey bringing in sticks | ||||||
| March 13 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 2 back on nest after snow storm | ||||||
| March 19 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 2 back at this nest, appears to be nest hopping in the colony | ||||||
| March 20 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male brought in nest material | ||||||
| March 20 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Both on nest, 1 eating | ||||||
| March 22 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| April 10 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male on corner perch, female working very hard on the nest bowl, expecting eggs soon | ||||||
| April 11 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Female low and flat in nest at sunrise, male on nest corner board , departed 6:58 fly towards ocean , time for breakfast | ||||||
| May 10 | baygirl | 1 | U | N | incubation | ||
| May 16 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Trash blowing in nest makes it hard to observe but appears they are not yet feeding young, one deep in nest one on corner board | ||||||
| May 18 | baygirl | 1 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | Female Appears to be feeding at nest | ||||||
| May 20 | baygirl | 2 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | Observing male at nest with female feeding | ||||||
| May 24 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Unable to tell if nestlings but after 2 days of heavy cold rain and wind I saw one on corner board and one deep in nest, hopeful! | ||||||
| May 25 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | |||
| Note: | One is very deep, one on platform perch , happy to see activity | ||||||
| May 26 | baygirl | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | One on corner board, have not seen 2 adults or nesting behavior since the weekend storm | ||||||
| May 31 | baygirl | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Nesting has failed | ||||||
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