On our July visit to CT, we investigated the status of the osprey nest at the Great Marsh landing. There were birds in the nest as Kayla and I walked past the tree where the nest is located, probably at least 30 ft. high. Previous sitings suggested at least two chicks but it was not clear at this siting. After walking the trail around the point and back, adult birds flew off the nest and one of them started circling over the landing area. It made sure that we were a primary subject of their attention, as you can see here!

Yesterday during our current visit to CT, we only had a cursory visit to the Great Marsh nesting site. We did not get to see any birds clearly. We did go over to the nest on Schoolhouse road and it was empty. So we can confirm Tom’s observations that those chicks have fledged. Note, during our visit, a pair of ospreys, probably adults, appeared over the marsh and one flew a sortie near us. I have a picture in process; I suspect it looks similar to the one above: osprey looking at you with evil eyes.