UPDATE: The first recorded osprey sighting for 2025 is by Ellen Parker about 11:15 am, Saturday, March 15 on the roof of Holiday House! Not only is it a gift to see the ospreys back, but she is awarded, as the first person who sees a returning Osprey, a copy of Mark Smith’s Osprey – The Glorious Pursuit of Unbridled Determination, an extraordinary pictorial celebration of the species.
Find more spring 2025 sightings and link to the LIVE Osprey Cam below!
On behalf of the Fishers Island Community and the H. L. Ferguson Museum, I would like to thank the following island businesses for their help in upgrading, replacing, and supporting the growing Osprey nesting population on the island.
- Pirates Cove Marina — Billy Wall and his team for building new platforms
- Fishers Island Ferry District — for donating the piling to support the new nest platform
- Race Rock Garden Co. — upgrading existing platforms and thinning out overhanging branches via their bucket truck
- Fishers Island Electric Co. — putting up a new pole and platform along South Beach
Please let Ken Edwards know of additional sightings as the birds start returning to their nests on Fishers. If possible, please take a photo to document your sighting and its location.
by Claudia Desimone
by Catherine Edwards
| 2025 Date | Time | Location | Sighting By |
| March 15 | 11:20ish | Holiday House Roof | Ellen Parker |
| March 16 | 9:56 AM | Herrick House | Claudia Desimone |
| March 17 | Two sighted | Peter Chapman’s | Ken Edwards |
| March 18 | 8:31 AM | Jimmy Ski’s Nest | Catherine Edwards |
| March 22 | afternoon | Nest between Young & Alsop on E. Main Rd | Robert Hoey |
| March 27 | 6:08 AM | Middle Farms Rd. Osprey Cam Nest | Beth Jepsen |
| March 29 | Bogert’s | Ken Edwards |
Best,
Pierce Rafferty,
Director HLFM
As Ken Edwards, SR reported, “People see them one day and not the next day but that’s not uncommon as they leave to find food here and in CT. Then they come back in a day or two. As of Saturday, March 29, I saw only three sites where I have not seen birds this spring, but I may have missed them. The osprey at Bogert’s site just showed up yesterday.”
Watch the Osprey Cam LIVE! Be sure to click the Play Button > to hear them calling!
