Osprey couple claim the Middle Farms nest for 2026!
Osprey couple on nest March 30, 2026.
By March 31, 2026, a pair of osprey had claimed the Middle Farms nest for the season. Special thanks to Carolyn Ross who spotted the female osprey around 6:40 AM that morning. The ospreycam archives revealed that as early as March 27th the osprey had previously made brief visits to the nest and had begun to stake their claim – by defending the nest and gathering new nest materials.
A female osprey was spotted on the nest by Carolyn Ross on the morning of March 31, 2026.
The video clips below capture some of the nest activities through the end of March.
MARCH 27: An female osprey stops by the nest for a few minutes in the morning.
MARCH 29: An male osprey chases grackles away and begins to assess the nest.
MARCH 30: After a couple attempts by the male osprey to deliver a fish to the nest, the female finally receives it. She eventually leaves with the fish and the male defends the nest from another osprey.
MARCH 30: The male osprey gathers a stick and begins to tend the nest until the female returns.
MARCH 30: A windy day on the osprey nest.
MARCH 31: The male osprey joins the female at the nest for a brief visit early in the morning.
MARCH 31: The female osprey was spotted on the nest around 6:40 am by Carolyn Ross.
MARCH 31: The female osprey begins to tend the nest.
MARCH 31: The both osprey gather materials for the nest.
MARCH 31: The male osprey works around the female to renovate the nest.
