Blackwater Refuge, MD Osprey cam 2018-2022
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2018 10:57 am
Welcome to the 2018 season of the Blackwater Osprey Nest .
Added March 16, 2018
Link to Cam
Adding 2019
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Adding 2020
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WARNING: This camera displays a live view from a wild osprey nest at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. The cam will display raw, unfiltered nature that might include wildlife interactions and weather calamities that we cannot control. We have a no-intervention policy, as we are just observers.
USER TIP: IF THE WIND SOUND IS TOO LOUD, YOU CAN MUTE THE SPEAKER ON THE VIDEO PLAYER.
See a video of our recent camera installation at the nest!
HERE
Nest Update
2/24/18:
We recently met with a streaming video specialist who is working with us to get streaming video/audio up on the Osprey Cam nest before the ospreys return around mid March. We're keeping our fingers crossed that all the pieces will come together in time.
Nest Updates:
March 14, 2018: The Friends of Blackwater have operated a cam from this nest for 17 years and have seen over 45 eggs laid during that time. This is the first year in which we have streaming video and audio at the nest. The nest sits on a land-based pole with the nest box about 40 feet in the air. It is located along the Wildlife Drive at the Refuge. In front of the camera (the view you cannot see) is the Blackwater River, where the ospreys like to fish. The water you can see on the camera is an impoundment pond that sits beneath the nest, and Great blue herons will sometimes fish in the pond. When the ospreys migrate for the winter, other birds -- such as bald eagles, herons, and owls -- will perch on this nest, so we will leave the camera on throughout the year.
March 26..
History of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Since 2001, the Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge have been broadcasting images from an osprey platform located along the Refuge Wildlife Drive, and since 2004, the Friends have also been broadcasting images from a bald eagle nest in a local loblolly pine tree. Learn more about these two raptor species by watching the cams and exploring the resources below.
http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camcentral.html
No chicks in 2017 with thanks to Lisa .webmaster
Weather Report
Link to all seasons
Link to Facebook
Egg Incubation Period.. 35-42 days and we have seen eggs hatch later in some cases
Time Line for 2018
[*]Cam On Line... March 16
[*]Adults Return ..Two Osprey on the nest March 26.
[*]Eggs Laid ..None..
Nest Updates ..May 26 , 2018
viewtopic.php?p=53365#p53365
2019 THE Osprey didn't nest this season.
Added March 16, 2018
Link to Cam
Adding 2019
viewtopic.php?p=171710#p171710
Adding 2020
viewtopic.php?p=269751#p269751
WARNING: This camera displays a live view from a wild osprey nest at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. The cam will display raw, unfiltered nature that might include wildlife interactions and weather calamities that we cannot control. We have a no-intervention policy, as we are just observers.
USER TIP: IF THE WIND SOUND IS TOO LOUD, YOU CAN MUTE THE SPEAKER ON THE VIDEO PLAYER.
See a video of our recent camera installation at the nest!
HERE
Nest Update
2/24/18:
We recently met with a streaming video specialist who is working with us to get streaming video/audio up on the Osprey Cam nest before the ospreys return around mid March. We're keeping our fingers crossed that all the pieces will come together in time.
Nest Updates:
March 14, 2018: The Friends of Blackwater have operated a cam from this nest for 17 years and have seen over 45 eggs laid during that time. This is the first year in which we have streaming video and audio at the nest. The nest sits on a land-based pole with the nest box about 40 feet in the air. It is located along the Wildlife Drive at the Refuge. In front of the camera (the view you cannot see) is the Blackwater River, where the ospreys like to fish. The water you can see on the camera is an impoundment pond that sits beneath the nest, and Great blue herons will sometimes fish in the pond. When the ospreys migrate for the winter, other birds -- such as bald eagles, herons, and owls -- will perch on this nest, so we will leave the camera on throughout the year.
March 26..
History of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge
Since 2001, the Friends of Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge have been broadcasting images from an osprey platform located along the Refuge Wildlife Drive, and since 2004, the Friends have also been broadcasting images from a bald eagle nest in a local loblolly pine tree. Learn more about these two raptor species by watching the cams and exploring the resources below.
http://www.friendsofblackwater.org/camcentral.html
No chicks in 2017 with thanks to Lisa .webmaster
Weather Report
Link to all seasons
Link to Facebook
Egg Incubation Period.. 35-42 days and we have seen eggs hatch later in some cases
Time Line for 2018
[*]Cam On Line... March 16
[*]Adults Return ..Two Osprey on the nest March 26.
[*]Eggs Laid ..None..
Nest Updates ..May 26 , 2018
viewtopic.php?p=53365#p53365
2019 THE Osprey didn't nest this season.