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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