Ospreys

Volunteers with the Connecticut Audubon Society's Osprey Nation have documented close to 900 fledgling chicks in Connecticut this year — the most ever recorded by the project.

It could be another peak year for Connecticut’s osprey after the shorebirds’ numbers were decimated just a few decades ago. Community scientists are part of the reason the osprey population has been able to soar.

The osprey has become an icon of the Long Island and Connecticut shorelines. The bird of prey was endangered just 40 years ago, but now, osprey populations are thriving due to conservation efforts.

Ospreys are majestic birds of prey that live along Long Island Sound.You might see them flying back to their nests high up on platforms—a fish dangling…