South Cape May Meadows Osprey Nest
VerifiedWatch our resident osprey at The Nature Conservancy's South Cape May Meadows Preserve as they nest and raise their young!
Disclaimer: This camera is in a wild location and may occasionally experience intermittent connectivity issues. Should this happen, we promise to have it back up and running as realistically as possible.
2026 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 4/27/26, 4/30/2026, 5/3/2026, Hatchlings: 6/6/26
2025 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 4/28/25, 5/1/25, 5/4/2025, No hatchlings.
2024 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 5/3/24, 5/6/24, 5/9/2024, Hatchlings: 6/11/24, 6/14/24, No fledglings.
2023 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 5/7/23, 5/10/23, 5/13/23, Hatchings: 6/15/23, 6/16/23, 6/18/23
2022 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 4/30/22, 5/4/22, 5/8/2022, No hatchlings.
2021 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 5/1/21, 5/4/21, 5/7/21, No hatchlings.
2020 Nesting Season: Eggs laid: 4/20/20, 4/23/20 4/29/20 Hatchlings: 5/29/20, 5/30/20, 6/1/20, Three fledglings.
- Link to South Cape May Meadows Preserve Homepage: https://www.nature.org/en-us/get-involved/how-to-help/places-we-protect/south-cape-may-meadows/
- Learn more about ospreys in New Jersey here: https://www.nature.org/en-us/about-us/where-we-work/united-states/new-jersey/stories-in-new-jersey/from-surviving-to-thriving/
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This live camera captures an osprey pair at their nest platform overlooking the expansive cattail marshes of South Cape May Meadows Preserve. Watch as these magnificent fish-eating raptors build their nest, incubate eggs, and care for their young throughout the breeding season. The preserve's rich coastal wetland habitat provides ideal foraging grounds for ospreys recovering in the region, making this an exceptional opportunity to observe their natural behaviors and breeding cycle year-round.