Ben Wurst
Description
Behind the Hardwick Municipal Building, in the maintenance/machinery lot which is fenced and gated, but open during business hours.
2025 Season Data
Nest Status
occupied
Clutch Status
unknown
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
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Brood history milestones
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| March 23 | ospreyBabs | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Saw two osprey today, March 23, 2025 - a male first (I think) at around 10am, then a female with a pronounced necklace later, around 11am. It looks to me that the Ravens are not nesting on the platform this year, and these may be two separate individuals investigating and exploring the area, or a mated pair - I am not sure. There are Ravens in the area, though, and I saw one defending the platform area from two hawks at different times, so the osprey may have to fight to gain control. But they are here. | ||||||
| April 20 | ospreyBabs | 1 | N | N | |||
| Note: | Unfortunately, the Ravens are still defending the cell tower area, even though they (the Ravens) are not nesting here this year. I saw at least two Ravens chasing an Osprey and a Bald Eagle out of the area. (One Raven was taking sticks from the top level, which the Osprey had added in previous years, and moving them down to the next level!) Not sure who these two Ravens could be, but possibly one or both are hatches from this nest in previous years? No osprey was able to land on the platform while I was there; at one point a Raven fiercely chased an Osprey (a male, I think) around the area for a long time till he left. I do not believe there will be a nest here this year - it's getting late, and the Ravens are not relenting. | ||||||
| June 20 | CyclistBarb | 0 | N | N |
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| Note: | 7:30-7:40 a.m. There were just a few sticks in a "nest" on one of the top corners of the tower. I didn't see any osprey in the area and did not stay long. | ||||||
| July 13 | CyclistBarb | 0 | N | N |
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| Note: | 9:10 - 9:30 a.m. There are just a few sticks in a very thin/small nest in one corner of the top tier of this tower, but I saw no sign of any ospreys in the area or flying around the nest. I did not see any of the ravens that OspreyBabs mentions either, but apparently, they have chased away the ospreys. | ||||||
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