After a brief trip away from the nest, the female osprey returns to her three eggs on May 27, 2025.
After the first egg was laid on April 23rd, the osprey couple at the Middle Farms nest continued to mate but we were unable to see the final egg count until May 18th – when the female osprey moved some branches to reveal three eggs! Prior to the reveal, and through the end of May, the osprey continued to share in efforts to incubate the eggs and gather various nesting materials – while defending the nest and sharing it with neighboring birds below them.
The video clips below some some of the nest activities through May 30, 2025 – but while working on this post, the first egg hatched on May 31st. . . another post is coming soon!
APRIL 27: The female osprey defends the nest and the male flies by with fish.
APRIL 27: The female osprey finally gets her fish.
APRIL 28: The male osprey delivers seaweed for the nest.
APRIL 28: The osprey couple defend the nest from an intruder that flies by.
APRIL 28: The osprey couple defend the nest as other osprey fly nearby.
APRIL 28: The osprey warns a little bird who gets a little too close.
APRIL 30: After the male osprey delivers fish, he chases away another osprey approaching the nest.
MAY 1: As the osprey take turns incubating the eggs, each one provides nest material.
MAY 1: The osprey watches little birds battle and flitter around the nest.
MAY 2: The female osprey returns to take over incubation but first has to defend the nest, then she does some tending.
MAY 2: The male osprey delivers a large branch and the female tends it before she leaves.
MAY 2: The female osprey squawks to defend the nest and the male lands to help.
MAY 3: Morning fish delivery.
MAY 3: The female osprey delivers a piece of bark and tends the nest.
MAY 3: The female osprey delivers a branch and does some tending, then gently nudges male to let her take over.
MAY 3: During a changing of the guard, the male osprey defends the nest.
MAY 5: The female osprey shakes off the rain – soon after the male returns to take over.
MAY 5: A drenched osprey lying down during the rain.
MAY 6: The osprey watches a grackle fly by and land on camera. Soon after, the grackle lowers to the nest below.
MAY 6: The male osprey delivers a branch and the female first tries to help, then leaves. A while later the female returns with a branch and the male tries to help then leaves.
MAY 6: The male osprey tries to give the female a break as night falls but it takes some coaxing and about twenty minutes later, she returns.
MAY 8: During a visit the male osprey ends up chasing another osprey from the 3rd pole area. He then returns briefly with a twig for the nest.
MAY 9: A Grackle comes and goes below while the osprey defends the nest from above – then a little bird hunts for bugs.
MAY 9: The male osprey delivers a branch and tends the nest before taking over incubation. About 15 minutes later the female returns with more nesting material and does some tending before taking over.
MAY 9: After a quick fly-by, the male osprey delivers fish.
MAY 9: During a rain, the female osprey returns to take over incubation.
MAY 11: As the female returns, the male leaves to chase another osprey.
MAY 13: The female osprey provides a feather for the nest.
MAY 15: The male osprey delivers some green leaves for the nest.
MAY 16: The male osprey takes over incubation briefly while the female gathers more bark for the nest.
MAY 16: While the osprey tends to the eggs, we can see a grackle in the nest below.
MAY 17: The osprey gather more material and continue to tend the nest.
MAY 17: The male osprey seems a under stress and leaves with fish instead of allowing the female to take it. He returns two more times before she finally is able to take it.
MAY 18 EGG REVEAL: The female osprey delivers cardboard then tends the nest – finally revealing the three eggs!
MAY 18: The female osprey delivers some bark, then about a half hour later, the male delivers some greenery.
MAY 19: The osprey defend the nest from an intruder.
MAY 20: The male osprey delivers seaweed and about a half hour later the female delivers a stick.
MAY 22: An osprey and grackles during the rain.
MAY 22: After the rain, the female osprey calls for the male and he eventually comes to give her a break.
MAY 23: The female osprey works at a pine branch while the male osprey visits. After he leaves, the wind blows the branch over the female, so she ends up moving it.
MAY 24: The female osprey calls for fish and the male soon delivers.
MAY 24: The female osprey gets startled by something nearby and leaves the nest – allowing a brief viewing of the eggs.
MAY 24: The male osprey delivers seaweed to the nest and tends around the female.
MAY 25: The female osprey returns to the nest with a grackle on her tail.
MAY 25: The female osprey delivers a piece of bark to the nest.
MAY 26: A grackle lands on wire and chirps, then female osprey starts chirping – eventually the grackle leaves and soon after the male osprey delivers fish followed by a grackle.
MAY 27: After missing the nest on a first attempt, the male osprey lands on the nest to offer the female an early morning break.
MAY 27: The female osprey leaves the nest briefly providing another egg viewing – and confirmation of still three eggs.
MAY 27: After another brief trip away from the nest, the female osprey is harassed by grackle upon return.
MAY 27: The female osprey ignores the grackle the first time it harasses her at the nest, but gives a warning the second time.
MAY 28: The female osprey prevents another osprey from landing on the nest, then a grackle chases it away.
MAY 30: The male osprey delivers fish and takes over incubation of the eggs for about a half hour. The returning female is harassed by a grackle.
