Signs of Hatching
National Park Service Rangers Dave Taft and Colleen Sorbera believe that we may have young in the nest. It will be fun to see how many young hatch and survive from the four eggs. Our Osprey is...
View ArticleOsprey Chicks Fledging
Our birds have successfully fledged two young! Chris Nadereski of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection and Don Riepe, Jamaica Bay Guardian for the American Littoral Society, banded...
View ArticleFinally a Homebody
In our last report March 27th, Coley had been traveling up to 19 miles east of Jamaica Bay to small ponds on Long Island apparently to fish. Last year, Coley rarely left the confines of Jamaica Bay,...
View ArticleFamily on the way
On April 4th we received the good news from Colleen Sorbera, National Park Service Ranger at Gateway National Recreation Area’s Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge that Coley’s mate was in an incubation...
View ArticleFamily Time
Coley and his mate seem to be enjoying an avian version of domestic bliss these days. Dr. Kennedy will be getting out an update soon, but in the meantime, the park rangers at Jamaica Bay are keeping a...
View ArticleStaying Local
Sorry for the long hiatus between this report and the last on April 12. Since the last report Coley has focused most of his fishing in the immediate vicinity of his nest, with one more foray out to...
View ArticleTransmitter Safely Removed
We have been waiting for an opportune moment to remove the transmitter from Coley since mid-April when we discovered his broken strap. Ospreys follow the same migration route each year, so we’ve...
View ArticleA New Beginning + Coley Update
Last Wednesday, May 15th, I returned to Jamaica Bay to check in on Coley and to begin the second phase of our Jamaica Bay Osprey Research Program with a new male. I am happy to report that I saw Coley...
View ArticleFirst 2 Weeks with New Osprey
It has been two weeks since we placed the satellite transmitter on our new Jamaica Bay Osprey. Since then he has spent all of his time between his nest on Yellow Bar Hassock and John F. Kennedy...
View ArticleTaking Full Advantage of the Bay
Our second Jamaica Bay Osprey has been named Coley II and we have affectionately dubbed him C2! C2 has been fishing all over Jamaica Bay over the last two weeks, with at least three forays out over the...
View ArticleNest Failure for C2
When we visited C2’s nest for the first time, we were amazed at the lack of nesting material and the fact that the three egg clutch was on the bare wood floor of the nesting platform. Osprey nests are...
View ArticleC2 Finally Settled In
We are back to business as usual for C2 (Coley II) and his mate on the home front in Jamaica Bay. No more Soap Opera excitement, at least for the moment. Over the past 10 days, C2 has only left the...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Nest?
Just heard from Jamaica Bay Guardian Don Riepe that Ms. C2 is sitting tight on the nest — presumably incubating eggs. C2 is back to business as usual –- fishing to feed himself and her as she performs...
View ArticleChicks for C2!
Two days ago I visited the nest site of C2 and found two young chicks in good health. I also found an unhatched egg. Photos below. –Don
View ArticleAbout C2′s Chicks and the Unhatched Egg
If you’ve been following recent events, you know that C2 and his mate are the proud parents of two healthy chicks. This is great news since the pair did not hatch any young last year. Photo by Don...
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