Baby Osprey Rescued in Oyster Bay

By Ishan Shah

A baby Osprey was rescued in Oyster Bay by a community effort that saved the young bird, nurtured it back to health, and returned it back to it's family nest in Oyster Bay.

The baby Osprey was rescued in July, and it was one of three chicks being raised by the Osprey parents in Oyster Bay.

The parents have nested on the PSEG Long Island–sponsored nesting platform just off the beach near Theodore Roosevelt Park in downtown Oyster Bay.

PSEG maintains a 24/7 webcam on the Osprey nest, which is a major indicator of the health and well-being of these birds – specifically this one. 

When scientists noted that the baby Osprey looked listless and malnourished, a team from PSEG, the Town of Oyster Bay, and the Sweetbriar Nature Center sprang into action and quickly rescued the baby bird.

Sweetbriar took-in and cared-for of the baby osprey, where it spent the next five weeks, as it was fed and nurtured back to full health.

“It truly takes a village,” a representative of Sweetbriar Nature Center said, describing the team effort to save the young Osprey, adding that "the young osprey may not have been getting an ample amount of food." 

After the bird was able to fly on its own, the PSEG group released the osprey, back in Oyster Bay, which has ample supplies of food and resources. 

“We work closely with wildlife conservation partners to protect osprey from high-voltage equipment," added David Lyon, the interim COO and president of PSEG. "Good environmental stewardship is part of being strongly involved in the community, and because it also improves reliability for customers.”