Time marches on during this 2026 Osprey nesting season and we now find ourselves in the final week of Osprey remaining on nests. In many cases adult Osprey have left, and it is just fledglings like Sunny and Stormy who are remaining near the comforts of home. At Lobstaland, it has been a few days since Annie or Squam have been present. Of the two fledglings (the older Sunny 81S yellow leg band and the younger Stormy 82S yellow leg band), only Stormy seems to be remaining on the nest these days. She/he looks strong and robust and the attached photos shows Stormy dining this afternoon on a nice pogie - either caught or delivered which is hard to know.
The bottomline is this - some fledglings will stay put on the nest for weeks and weeks after fledging, while others will leave much sooner. Osprey have different personalities and mindsets just like many living creatures. In this case, there is no reason to be concerned at this time. If a month from now Stormy is still on the nest, then I would have more concern, but Stormy looks healthy, acts normal, is eating daily and is basically learning the ropes with the nest as a home base. Enjoy the activity while it lasts, because I predict very soon the nest will be vacated altogether and we will be starting the countdown to the return of Annie and Squam in 2027!!