The osprey couple perched on the nest April 4, 2025
There was a lot of activity at and around the osprey nest at Middle Farms during the end of March and most of April. The osprey couple were captured on the web cam daily delivering fish and nesting materials, defending the nest, mating, and sometimes just hanging out resting or watching activity around them.
The video clips below capture some of the nest activities from March 28 through April 21, 2025.
MARCH 28: After returning to Fishers Island the day before, the male osprey attempts to deliver fish in the morning but the female is not at the nest. He flies to a nearby pole for a while, then returns to the nest but she is still not there to receive it. Later in the morning the male makes another attempt to deliver fish and gets interrupted, then is too distressed to hand off the fish when the female finally arrives to receive it. He leaves briefly and returns to finally deliver fish to her. He then does some nest tending until she returns to help.
MARCH 28 The male osprey delivers a big stick to the nest and does some tending and digging out while the female watches.
MARCH 29 Two crows ransack the osprey nest and the nests below, while little birds watch.
MARCH 30 The osprey mate, then the male leaves but returns a couple minutes later with a stick and does some tending while the female watches. Eventually, they both hang out on the nest.
MARCH 31: After mating, the osprey look around nervously and a pheasant walks around in the background. The couple suddenly fly off the nest but return shortly thereafter, then the male does some tending. Eventually they both hang out on the nest together.
APRIL 1: An osprey takes flight from the 4th pole up the road and the female on the nest squawks and defends the nest. Soon after osprey chase each other near the 4th pole and the male delivers fish to the nest. The female takes the fish and chases the male away. She does not let him return while she is there, but eventually leaves with the fish and the male returns to tend the nest.
APRIL 1: There is a brief battle between males at the nest and the female lands to defend it. She eventually leaves and a male returns to tend the nest until another osprey lands on a nearby pole and the female returns to chase the male away from the nest. She then goes after the osprey on the pole and soon after the male returns to tend the nest.
APRIL 2: The male delivers fish and remains to tend the nest while the female leaves to eat.
APRIL 2: The male osprey is on the nest when another male lands nervously. They become more nervous when a crow enters the area and battles ensue. Eventually the resident male returns with sea grass to tend the nest.
APRIL 2: A crow lands on the nest with a twig but gets scared off when the female returns. She picks up the twig and begins to tend the nest.
APRIL 3: The female osprey tends the nest and the male visits.
APRIL 4: The osprey couple hang out on the nest together and defend it.
APRIL 4: The male delivers nesting material and begins to tend while the female remains on her perch – and a pollen clouds disperses across the road.
APRIL 4: The osprey couple watch birds flock near the nest.
APRIL 5: The female osprey delivers sticks to the nest and tends. In between trips, birds attempt to scavenge the nest.
APRIL 5: The osprey nest is scavenged by birds nesting below.
APRIL 5: While the FI Fire Department works in the background, the osprey continue to tend the nest.
APRIL 6: The male osprey tends the nest for a while then another osprey tries to land, and a battle ensues with the female joining in. The couple subsequently remain on the nest together for a while.
APRIL 6: In this extended clip the male osprey makes multiple trips for nesting material and renovates, then the female also makes a trip and tends the nest.
APRIL 6: After a brief battle, the female returns to defend the nest.
APRIL 7: After receiving fish from the male, the females flies to the nearby pole to eat. Soon after, another osprey flies by and the male chases it. He returns to mate with the female on the pole and stands guard nearby while she resumes eating. Eventually he returns to the nest to tend until the female returns.
APRIL 7: The female leaves and the male tends the nest for a while until another osprey shows up and a battle ensues with all flying away. The male eventually returns and continues to defend the nest.
APRIL 8: The female osprey does a quick fly-by the nest, then circles back to deliver a big stick and tends for a while.
APRIL 10: What appears to be a pheasant (or some other critter) runs out of the woods in the early morning and startles an osprey from the telephone pole.
APRIL 10: In this extended clip, the male osprey makes multiple deliveries of nesting material and hangs out with the female in between. Eventually she joins in and they both gather sea grass.
APRIL 10: After delivering more nesting material, the osprey hang out together.
APRIL 10: The female leaves after receiving fish and the male remains on the nest.
APRIL 12: A flock of birds visit the nest area while the osprey are away.
APRIL 15: Fish deliveries in the morning and afternoon.
APRIL 15: After the male chases another osprey away, he returns briefly to mate.
APRIL 15: After mating again and continuing to defend the nest, the osprey couple hang out together for a while.
APRIL 16: In the early morning, the osprey mate on the telephone pole and the male subsequently flies to a tree across the street. After they mate again, he remains on the pole for a while, but after he leaves a pheasant can be seen walking up the road.
APRIL 16: After delivering fish, the male osprey tends the nest until the female returns, then he flies to a tree across the road. Soon after she leaves again, he follows and they both eventually return to the nest to mate, then the male returns to the tree.
APRIL 17: The osprey keep a close eye on a raccoon that trots up the road.
APRIL 18: After the male osprey provides another fish and the female returns to the nest, the couple hang out together for a while.
APRIL 18: The male delivers a large branch and after he finishes some tending the female works at the branch.
APRIL 18: While the female osprey tends, the male gathers more nesting material.
APRIL 18: The female osprey defends the nest.
APRIL 19: The female osprey takes the fish to the nearby pole and the male remains on the nest for a while tending and defending, then joins her to mate.
APRIL 21: Fish delivery interrupted by osprey activity around the 4th pole.
