Ospreys in Connecticut flourished in 2024. The successful nesting season shows that the local revival of these previously imperiled hawks continues, although with concerns about a more difficult season to the south. Volunteers for Connecticut Audubon’s Osprey Nation project kept track of 726 active Osprey nests this year. Those nests produced 1,077 fledglings.
You can read a summary of the report plus key takeaways and a discussion of the difficult season on Chesapeake Bay HERE.
To download a PDF of the complete report, click HERE.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|
Stewards |
100 |
146 |
224 |
287 |
314 |
342 |
231 |
342 |
385 |
411 |
|
Active nests |
210 |
250 |
337 |
394 |
416 |
501 |
510 |
558 |
606 |
688 |
|
Fledglings |
NA |
356 |
490 |
607 |
725 |
650 |
549/ |
858 |
835 |
881 |
|
Fledglings per nest |
|
1.42 |
1.45 |
1.54 |
1.74 |
1.3 |
1.08/ |
1.54 |
1.37 |
1.28 |
*observed/estimated
The goal of Osprey Nation is to create a long-term record of data that will give the conservation community a better understanding of the health of Connecticut’s Osprey population.
To view the Osprey Nation map full-screen, click the rectangle in the far right of the gray bar. Then in the upper left hand corner there is a key, and a note confirming when nest reports were last updated.
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