top of page

The Nature Conservancy on Block Island
Nature Walks, Programs & Events


Osprey Update: April 10, 2025
On an initially cloudy chilly April 10th the female starting incubating 1 egg. Hopefully in the next couple of days there will be...
Kim Gaffett


Osprey Update
March 31, 2025 This year's female is banded on the right leg - the same as last year's. It is likely that it is the same female. Today...
Kim Gaffett


2025 Welcome Back Ospreys
March 26, 2025 And now there are 2. On March 18 the first Osprey (presumably the male) returned to the power company platform, and on...
Kim Gaffett
Click here to view Osprey Web Cam at Block Island Power Co.
More from the Block Island Blog


Osprey Update: April 30
The male (on the left) just delivered a small fish for the female. She hopped off the eggs and flew away with the fish, at which point...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 30, 20241 min read
37 views
0 comments


Osprey Update: April 22, 2024
Happy Earth Day. Look what we see - a second egg under the female osprey. We are not exactly sure when it was laid, but I'm guessing on...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 22, 20241 min read
30 views
0 comments


Osprey Update: April 20, 2024
When I first noticed that the female has a band on her leg. I automatically assumed that this bird is the same as last year's (2023)...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 20, 20241 min read
25 views
0 comments


Osprey Update: April 18, 2024
It's a cold, rainy, breezy day on BI. The female is standing with the egg, but soon settles down to keep it warm as the male stands by -...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 18, 20241 min read
109 views
1 comment


Osprey Update: April 17, 2024
Finally the osprey pair at the power company have produced an egg. How many more will there be?
Kim Gaffett
Apr 18, 20241 min read
13 views
0 comments


Osprey Update: April 2, 2024
Q. Why is one osprey sitting on the other? A. They are mating! Hope for eggs soon. Thanks to Elspeth Crawford in Edinburgh, Scotland for...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 2, 20241 min read
27 views
0 comments


Osprey Update: April 1, 2024
There have been several reports over the past 3 days of both male and female osprey being in residence on the Power Co. pole. This photo...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 1, 20241 min read
328 views
0 comments


March 30, 2024 - Osprey Update
Although the bald eagles are still in the neighborhood, one osprey has taken to perching, eating and claiming the platform on a regular...
Kim Gaffett
Apr 1, 20241 min read
21 views
0 comments


March 27, 2024 - Eagle/Osprey Update: Ruffled Feathers
After approximately 10 days of no sighting of the eagles on the Power Company platform, both eagles showed up on the platform looking...

Kim Gaffett
Mar 28, 20241 min read
755 views
1 comment


March 14, 2024: Osprey/Eagle Update
As we wait for the annual return of the osprey (on or about March 23), the web cam at the power company platform has captured lots of...

Kim Gaffett
Mar 28, 20241 min read
45 views
0 comments
bottom of page