Maps & Data
| ID | Nickname | Substrate | Coords | Last Watched | Status | City/County | State | Postal Code |
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Recently watched nests
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Activity log
| Date | Nest | Watcher | Adults | Eggs | Young | Observations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 11 | 3534 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | New sticks | ||||||
| April 11 | 6779 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 11 | 6567 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 11 | 6561 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | New sticks in April 2026 | ||||||
| April 11 | 3278 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No nesting material. | ||||||
| April 11 | 3531 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Mating, not on nest but on nearby piling. | ||||||
| April 11 | 2921 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 11 | 7970 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Riverbank Walk sidewalk is under construction and closed to dog walkers. This nest is very close to a busy road. | ||||||
| April 11 | 3543 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | The steampipe nesting site is gone. | ||||||
| April 11 | 7971 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No sticks in nest box | ||||||
| April 11 | 9681 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 11 | 3542 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 11 | 3276 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| April 11 | 9682 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| May 9 | 3534 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Nest has been rebuilt. One adult incubating eggs. | ||||||
| May 9 | 6779 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Fish delivery and exchange of incubation duties. | ||||||
| May 9 | 6567 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 9 | 6561 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | Nest rebuilt in spring of 2026. | ||||||
| May 9 | 3278 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Nest is no longer extant. | ||||||
| May 9 | 3416 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | All new nesting material in spring of 2026. | ||||||
| May 9 | 3531 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 9 | 2921 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 9 | 7970 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 9 | 7971 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | A few sticks have been placed in the box. No bird activity seen. | ||||||
| May 10 | 9682 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Both adults preening on the platform arms. | ||||||
| May 10 | 9708 | JeanK2 | 1 | Y | N | incubation | |
| May 10 | 3276 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 10 | 3280 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| Note: | One adult was eating at the nest while the other one was incubating. | ||||||
| May 10 | 3277 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 10 | 3542 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 10 | 9681 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 9682 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 12564 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Very few sticks in this nest. 2 adults just hanging out. | ||||||
| May 13 | 12527 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 6565 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 9722 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | In March 2026, I noticed the nest on the eastern leg was no longer extant. It probably got blown away by NJ's wintertime northeaster. By May, there was a new nest on the western leg of the catenary L pole! | ||||||
| May 13 | 4416 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 12563 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Male and female standing on the nest when another male bird tried to deliver a fish to the resident female. Resident male objected and chased away the intruder. It was a very gentle chase indicating there are no eggs in nest. | ||||||
| May 13 | 3538 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 4420 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 3539 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No nesting material in the platform box. | ||||||
| May 13 | 4417 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 2920 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 3010 | JeanK2 | 2 | U | N | incubation | |
| May 13 | 7676 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| June 14 | 6567 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Mom was a "Mombrella." I only saw one youngster head bobbing. | ||||||
| June 14 | 3416 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | U | ||
| Note: | There was nest activity and the male was preening on the channel marker structure. | ||||||
| June 14 | 6561 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No nest activity. | ||||||
| June 14 | 3531 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | U | ||
| Note: | Female was a "Mombrella." | ||||||
| June 15 | 3534 | JeanK2 | 1 | U | N | incubation | |
| June 15 | 6779 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No nest activity. | ||||||
| June 15 | 2921 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No nest activity. Two adults were on nearby pilings, but they flew to a different nest closer to the Outerbridge bridge. | ||||||
| June 15 | 13268 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | U | ||
| Note: | Female was on the nest as a "Mombrella" | ||||||
| June 28 | 9682 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| June 28 | 9708 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Caught a glimpse of one bobblehead and its wing stretch. Mom flew off and returned a minute later with some nesting material. | ||||||
| June 28 | 3276 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | U | feeding | |
| Note: | While female was feeding the nestlings, male delivered another fish. He ended up eating it. | ||||||
| June 28 | 3280 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | U | ||
| June 28 | 9681 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Saw one bobblehead and its wing stretch. | ||||||
| June 28 | 12564 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | U | ||
| Note: | The two adults were protecting the nest and fending off an invader. | ||||||
| July 8 | 12564 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Nest has been abandoned. | ||||||
| July 8 | 12527 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Saw a head bob and wing stretch from within the nest. The male took off from the nest rim and was circling over the creek between Gondek Drive and Lockwood Marina. The small creek empties into Cheesequake Creek. | ||||||
| July 8 | 6565 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Nest has been abandoned. | ||||||
| July 8 | 4416 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | N | ||
| Note: | I was told that an eagle took the nestlings. Adults still hanging out protecting the nest. | ||||||
| July 8 | 12563 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | No nest activity. | ||||||
| July 8 | 3538 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 2 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Met a fellow birder who was making a photo documentary of this nest. He started in April 2026 and has made weekly visits to Cheesequake to photodocument the family's progress. I urged him to join Osprey Watch. | ||||||
| July 8 | 4420 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| Note: | Saw a wing stretch from within the nest. | ||||||
| July 8 | 4417 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | feeding, young laying down | |
| Note: | Banded female had finished feeding her youngster and was on the rim finishing off the remaining fish. As I approached, she alerted and the youngster flattened. I could make out at least one young. | ||||||
| July 8 | 3010 | JeanK2 | 2 | N | 1 | young laying down | |
| July 8 | 7676 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| Note: | Two teenage females standing erect with their proud mom on the nest. The young are almost as large as Mom. | ||||||
| July 19 | 3534 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Vacated nest | ||||||
| July 19 | 6779 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| Note: | Vacated nest | ||||||
| July 19 | 3416 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | N | ||
| July 19 | 6567 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| Note: | It looks full grown. | ||||||
| July 19 | 3531 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| Note: | One adult on nearby pilings. | ||||||
| July 19 | 9681 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | 2 | young standing | |
| Note: | Mostly hunkering down on this windy day. Saw two young standing briefly. | ||||||
| July 19 | 3276 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| Note: | Saw a two-second mini-flight from one side of the nest to the other. | ||||||
| July 19 | 9708 | JeanK2 | 1 | N | 1 | young standing | |
| July 19 | 9682 | JeanK2 | 0 | N | 1 | young standing | |
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