Ben Wurst
Description
Osprey nest at Cape May Meadows, which is managed by The Nature Conservancy in New Jersey. Fixed camera stream to YouTube.
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2026 Season Data
Nest Status
active
Clutch Status
hatched
Young Status
brooding
Clutch history milestones
unknown
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unknown
Brood history milestones
unknown
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unknown
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Activity log
| Date | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | Photo | Edit |
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| May 19 | Ben Wurst | 1 | 3 | N | incubation | ||
| June 3 | 1 | N | N | ||||
| June 7 | 1 | N | 1 | feeding, young laying down |
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| Note: | I noticed earlier, around 12:30pm today (via the web cam), that there was I baby. I believe he is newly hatched. I check in on this nest periodically through out the day and did not see a baby yesterday. Today around 3:17pm I see the mom Osprey feeding the baby. | ||||||
| June 7 | 2 | N | 1 | young laying down |
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| June 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | feeding, young laying down |
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| Note: | I monitor this nest via the web cam. I witnessed 1, maybe 2 young, and what looks like 1 egg. Both make and female were present at time of check. Feeding was also observed. | ||||||
| June 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | feeding, young laying down |
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| Note: | This was observed via the Osprey cam. | ||||||
| June 14 | 2 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing |
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| Note: | Nest check via nest cam. | ||||||
| June 22 | 1 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing |
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| July 3 | 1 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing |
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| Note: | This nest was checked via the nest cam. Feeding was observed this check, as well as at least 4 other times I checked through out the day. | ||||||
| July 5 | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down |
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| July 6 | 2 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing |
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| July 9 | 0 | N | 1 | young standing |
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| Note: | Female Osprey returned with a fish and fed young. | ||||||
| July 11 | 2 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing |
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| Note: | Nest check done via Osprey cam. This was one of 5 times male came back with a fish. | ||||||
| July 17 | 1 | N | 1 | feeding, young standing |
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| Note: | Check done via nest cam. An adult Osprey brought fish to this young several times today. Young has been eating fish on his own for a few days. | ||||||
This nest has 12 reference photos. View Photos
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