Two eggs!

These Ospreys have set to work. By my count the ospreys have required only eleven days from their arrival on site (4/7) to laying their first egg (4/18). Some may agree that this is remarkable pace and might be yet another indicator of the early spring we appear to be having in Maine. Ospreys typically incubate eggs for about 35 days. Until then you can expect these birds to defend their eggs and nest territory from scavengers such as gulls, crows, and even eagles! Watching these active fish eaters is a lot of fun. Enjoy!

All the Best,

Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Ospreys are back!

Hi All,
Bird reports around the state are buzzing about the return of ospreys to Maine! A pair began visiting the webcam nest on April 4, 2010--Easter Sunday! So far they have been improving the nest and mating. These are great signals indicating their intentions to nest and these birds atre right on track! I'll keep you posted but in the meantime check in on the ospreys at www.briloon.org!

All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Opreycam is live in 2010!

Hi All,
We are back up and awaiting ospreys in 2010! There was a report of an osprey sighting in southern Maine earlier this week. Hopefully, a pair will return to this location.
All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Stream stopped. Failed nesting this year!

Hi All, very sorry for the delayed response on the forum...some miscommunication on our end and I was away for a few days.

Yes, we have stopped the stream of this cam due to limited bandwidth capacity and the fact that the ospreys have failed in their nesting attempt. At this late date in the year it is extremely unlikely that these birds will renest. This, despite observations of birds using the nest and even mating attempts.

As for the camera, it is still installed and we hope that ospreys continue to use it successfully in the future. We are also looking into the possiblity of an additional Ospreycam with audio. Unfortunately, this site doe not present a good chance for audio due to ambient background noise and nearby activity.

All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Chick Death!

Hi All, I am very sorry to report that the chick that hatched seems to have died. We await a second hatch any day and time is running out at the egg was laid 41 days ago! It is important to recognize just how delicate young birds are following hatching. With the inability to thermoregulate cool, wet weather can be the critical problem for survival at an early age. That is just what this chick faced as Maine has experienced about ten days of rain! Have a wonderful day and lets hope the second egg hatches!
All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Ospreys are incubating!

Hi all,

It is wonderful to see this pair incubating two eggs! Ospreys typically lay between 1-4 eggs per clutch. You may notice that the male and female birds share time incubating. Based on an 'average' 38-39 day incubation period we anticipate a hatch around June 5th but we should keep a close eye on the nest in the days before then as we might expect a hatch as early as June 1st! Thank you for your many posts and please join us at our online community at www.briloon.ning.com where you can view photos and videos and catch up on all of BRI's nests.

Have a great day!
Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute

Ospreys lay and egg April 27, 2009

Great news, after a very warm weekend the Ospreys have laid an egg. Check Out Wing's video blog at to learn more about Ospreys and what we might expect!
Have a great day.
All the Best,
Patrick Keenan
BioDiversity Research Institute