Live Cam Blog Images (Scroll down page) Video Clips

Video Clips Include:
Osprey Babies Debut
Family Roles
Born to Eat
Pecking Order
Daily Details

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Now With Babies
Watch nest-side as the busy new parents feed and protect their young.

• May 1: Egg-laying complete
• June 2: First chick hatches
• June 3: Second chicks hatches
• July 1: Parents deliver 12 fish per day

Overview
On April 5th, Maine Audubon announced Rachel and Steve's return: "After a winter in South America, our happy osprey pair has found their way back home."

Osprey are birds of prey that rely almost entirely on fish, so they nest and raise their chicks near water. Rachel and Steve make their summer home atop a 30-foot tower located at the Maine Audubon Camp on Hog Island. The pair returns each year in early April after wintering in South America. Egg-laying takes place at the end of the month. Rachel does most of the incubation, while Steve often feeds her at the nest. After two months of rapid growth, the chicks begin to fly in early August. In early September, the young will begin fall migration traveling solo.

How do osprey respond to seasonal change? The images and video captured during the nesting season are your springboard to research and discovery.

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