Delaware Osprey Watch
Description
2024 New replacement platform in marsh, visible from White's Creek at Pine Crest Terrace channel
2025 Season Data
This nest was marked as lost on May 31, 2025. Plastic in nest possibly a factor in death of hatchlings
Nest Status
lost
Clutch Status
incubating
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
March 21, 2025
unknown
April 8, 2025
Brood history milestones
May 19, 2025
unknown
unknown
0
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 11 | baygirl | 0 | N | N | |||
| Note: | original broken platform taken down and replaced with new platform, moved about 75' southwest away from red wing blackbird habitat, still within ospreys territory | ||||||
| March 8 | baygirl | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male at nest, bringing nest material | ||||||
| March 8 | baygirl | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | appears to be the adult male at nest and then onto the nearby new pond perch we placed in 2024. | ||||||
| March 9 | baygirl | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | adult male on nest and marsh perch for 2 hours today, currently flying over the area, west winds 16 mph with gusts to 27 mph | ||||||
| March 20 | baygirl | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male eat fish on nest, there was a vocal female on nest with him earlier today, still not certain she is his mate | ||||||
| March 21 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 2 settled in, chasing interlopers , sharing fish and enjoying their new marsh guard perches near new platform. Nest is close to my home windows so I can observe them all day. | ||||||
| April 1 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Male bringing plastic trash to nest | ||||||
| April 8 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Female deep in nest this morning | ||||||
| April 20 | Flan | 2 | U | U | |||
| Note: | Viewing from my deck. Not sure about number of eggs. Adult often visits tree in backyard. Sometimes eating a fish. Enjoy the chirping. | ||||||
| May 16 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | Female deep, male with fish in pine tree | ||||||
| May 17 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | We are now on hatch watch, observing for female to remain at nest to eat and feed her first hatchling, this is day 39 of incubation, range is approx 35-43 days | ||||||
| May 19 | baygirl | 2 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | Male brought fish, both stayed at nest, female was feeding fir very short time, then deep into nest again | ||||||
| May 23 | baygirl | 2 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | Both adults on nest , one feeding unseen young , then adult brooding, male flew out over creek | ||||||
| May 27 | baygirl | 1 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | have seen just the female today, and shes been perched on platform perch, was concerned the nesting had failed but then saw her finish eating/feeding this evening, then down in nest to brood, | ||||||
| May 30 | baygirl | 2 | N | U | feeding | ||
| Note: | Observe feeding and copulation, then make perched in marsh post, female went fir nest material and back to nest | ||||||
| May 30 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Very confusing behavior, both off nest, perched on the marsh post fir about 30 minutes today, 1 had fish then 1 back deep in nest, other away , doesn’t look like brooding | ||||||
| May 31 | baygirl | 2 | U | N | incubation | ||
| Note: | No longer seeing feeding behavior, female off nest often, both adults perching on marsh posts, female trying to use plastic in nest as nest bowl material, possibility the high amount of plastic brought to nest from the Cedar Landing construction has swamped eggs and nestlings, female is now back to intermittent incubation so I believe nesting has failed. I observe this nest by unobstructed views from my home. The trash in nest issue is sad to see, the community needs to clear the marsh of their trash! | ||||||
| June 1 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Both off nest this morning, occasionally goes in nest bowl and flattens down as if to incubate but then gets up and flies to marsh perch, I believe this nest has failed | ||||||
| June 2 | baygirl | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | 1 adult on marsh perch, nest empty | ||||||
| June 2 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | No attention to the nest, both on marsh perches, nest has failed, lots of plastic in this nest | ||||||
| June 4 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Both adults on snag up the main channel, this nest has failed, again | ||||||
| June 6 | baygirl | 2 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Both remain at nest area, currently both on nest, tending nest material and watching the birds around the marsh, happy they stay even when their nesting fails | ||||||
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