Ben Wurst
Description
Tall platform that was installed in the 90s by the Garden Club of Long Beach Island. First occupied in 2018. Today the nest is home to the Barnegat Light Osprey Cam, which was installed in 2019.
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2025 Season Data
This nest was marked as lost on June 4, 2025. Food stress
Nest Status
lost
Clutch Status
incubating
Young Status
unknown
Clutch history milestones
unknown
May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025
Brood history milestones
unknown
unknown
unknown
0
Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2 | Ben Wurst | 2 | N | N |
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| Note: | Male (788-49033) returned on 3/31. Another female has taken up residence. Returning female has not been observed. | ||||||
| May 13 | Ben Wurst | 2 | 1 | N | incubation | ||
| May 16 | Ben Wurst | 2 | 2 | N | incubation | ||
| May 19 | Ben Wurst | 2 | 3 | N | incubation | ||
| May 25 | Ben Wurst | 0 | 1 | N | |||
| Note: | 2 eggs predated by herring gull. | ||||||
This nest has 14 reference photos. View Photos
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