Osprey Blog

The second osprey egg at our Middle Farms nest has hatched! On the morning of June 3, 2023, we were able to capture the second osprey chick on the web cam. Special thanks to Vicki Rafferty for helping to compile the highlights of screen captures and video segments below. We expect the third egg

The first osprey egg at our Middle Farms nest this year has hatched! On the morning of June 2, 2023, we were able to capture the first osprey chick on the web cam. The video clips below show adorable head bopping segments of the chick nestled in with mother and some of it's first

Osprey Teamwork After the eggs were laid in April, the osprey couple has worked together to incubate the eggs and continue to tend the nest at Middle Farms. Most often a single osprey is on the nest, but the video clips below capture some of the moments that the osprey have worked together at

Third osprey egg confirmed on Middle Farms nest Shortly after noon on April 30, 2023 the female osprey appeared to be having contractions. Around 12:08, she gets up and though it is difficult to see the first two eggs in the foreground, the new egg becomes more visible when she nudges it into the

Two osprey eggs confirmed on Middle Farms nest April 27, 2023. The above screen captures provided by Vicki Rafferty confirm two eggs in the early afternoon during a changing of the guard. The osprey continue to mate, trying for a third! See video clip below.

On March 22, 2023, the FIFD executed a controlled burn at Middle Farms. The osprey were both on the nest just before the burn but did not stick around. Later that evening, after the burn, a Red-tailed Hawk briefly visited the nest. Live Osprey Cam

On March 21 Carolyn Ross spotted an osprey on the Middle Farms nest. We checked the video archive and confirmed that a female landed at 6:45 AM with a male osprey landing moments later. During the first half hour the osprey remained on separate sides of the nest. PLEASE NOTE: We had technical