The osprey couple whose search for a nest launched a community project in the summer of 2023 welcomed two little nestlings last week.

Friends of the Dillon Ranger District confirmed that two eggs hatched on Friday, June 20th. The Raptor Cam, a live feed from a solar-powered camera installed by Friends of the Dillon Ranger District this summer, has provided footage of the nestlings toddling around as well as their parents feeding them fish.

Alexander “Doozie” Martin, executive director of Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, explained that his office is thrilled the osprey are providing the community with such an excellent opportunity for education and entertainment.

“We’re just really excited that they have returned and made this their home,” he said.

Besides the two nestlings, viewers will see a few remaining eggs left in the nest that may or may not hatch, Martin said.

In the spring of 2023, the osprey couple, nicknamed Tommy Talons and Felicia Feathers by the Friends of the Dillon Ranger District office, stymied builders of Wave on the Blue Apartments in Silverthorne when the birds of prey decided that a large crane being used for construction would make the perfect nesting spot. Rallied by community support, the developers and Xcel Energy helped donate funds to build a nesting pole behind the Dillon Ranger Station. The osprey couple adopted the new spot and, it is assumed, returned the following summer.

Seeing an opportunity to provide the community a close-up view of these powerful birds, Friends of the Dillon Ranger District, with the help of many community sponsors, installed a solar-powered nest camera in summer of 2025. The camera currently provides four to five hours of live footage a day to the public and clips of key moments are posted on the nonprofit’s website.

Martin said Friends of the Dillon Ranger District plans to increase live footage time, but he added that they have been careful to work with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the U.S. Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife to ensure they don’t disturb the ospreys environment in any way. They are not allowed by law, Martin added, to approach the nest at all during this time.

Martin hopes the community enjoys the images captured by the camera, and he said the office is looking for name suggestions for the two young osprey.

Anyone interested in watching the new member of the osprey family can watch it toddle around the nest on the Raptor Cam at FDRD.org/resources/raptor-cam/.

Footage of the nest can also be seen in places like the children’s room at the North Branch Library.