Ocean City’s camera-friendly osprey pair have fledglings in the nest, and the world can watch the young birds learn to fly.
The ospreys nest on a platform in the shadow of the Ninth Street Bridge, and a video cam provides a 24-hour view of the birds.
The images are streamed live to the Internet and can be viewed here:
Ocean City Osprey Cam
The cam’s web feed is sponsored by Bay Cats, a catamaran, kayak and stand-up paddleboard shop on the 300 block of Bay Avenue.
The video stream was reactivated for the season in the spring.
The solar-powered camera was installed in 2010 on a post near the osprey platform. The signal was transmitted across the bay to a monitor at the Bayside Center (500 block of Bay Avenue) in 2011. With the help of private donors and some support from the city’s technology staff, the live web feed was created last year.
The family will remain in the nest all summer as the chicks learn to fly and catch fish. The ospreys will migrate south in September and return to the same nest in spring 2016. Ospreys mate for life.
