Ospreys will be Returning Soon — Keep a Look Out
UPDATE: Ellen Parker spotted an osprey on the roof of Holiday House overlooking Hay Harbor at 11:30 a.m., on Saturday morning, March 15, 2025!
Osprey Update September 23, 2024
Osprey Update September 23rd The last images of osprey captured by our Middle Farms nest cam this year was on September 9th. In September the three remaining osprey from the family that nested at our Middle Farms nest were not captured by the cam and believed to have begun their
Osprey Update August 31, 2024
Osprey Update August 31st Dad delivers fish to a waiting chick and mom on August 4, 2024. In August the osprey cam often captured the chick spending time on the nest, on nearby poles, and on the camera above the nest. Mom and dad both continued bringing fish to nest
Osprey Fledglings Report 2024
Jim Baker, Ken Edwards and Todd McCormack completed the 2024 Osprey Count on Fishers Island. There were 34 fledglings in 15 active nests.
Osprey Update July 31, 2024
Osprey Update July 31st The osprey chick took its first flight away from the nest on July 22, 2024. It is with great sadness that we have to report that two of the osprey chicks did not survive at our Middle Farms nest this year. The littlest chick passed on
Osprey Update June 30, 2024
Osprey Update June 30th All five osprey on the Middle Farms nest mid afternoon, June 28, 2024. In the first 10 days after the third osprey chick hatched from the egg, the bigger chicks usually ate first, but as their appetites grew, the littlest chick had to get more aggressive
Three Chicks Confirmed at Middle Farms Nest June 3, 2024
A third chick was confirmed June 3rd by the Osprey Cam! While osprey mom feeds the other two chicks, the newest chick can be see popping up briefly in the foreground. The following clips captured some moments from the first few days after the third egg hatched.
Second Osprey Egg Hatched at Middle Farms Nest May 31, 2024
The second osprey egg hatched May 31, 2024. Mom removes an empty egg shell from the bowl on May 31, 2024. The following clips captured some moments from the day the second egg hatched at Middle Farms nest. MAY 31, 2024. This clip appears
First Osprey Egg Hatched at Middle Farms Nest May 29, 2024
The first osprey egg hatched May 29, 2024. Osprey watching egg hatching on the afternoon of May 29, 2024. The following clips captured some moments from the first 24 hours for the first addition to the osprey family at Middle Farms. MAY 29, 2024.
Osprey Cam Update April 2024
Middle Farms Osprey Nest Update: April 2024 The male osprey delivers fish to the nest at Middle Farms during the afternoon of April 22, 2024. During the first few weeks of April the osprey couple visited the nest often during the daytime to mate, and to tend and defend the
