Sixty days after hatching, young osprey make their first flight! After fledging, the young remain with their parents for up to two months, and then remain at their wintering grounds for two to three years until they return north to make their first attempt at breeding.

Does the male or female osprey return first?

The male osprey typically arrives to the nesting territory first to claim the nest. When the male osprey arrives, he puts on a graceful aerial display, ostensibly to stake out his claim and advertise for a mate. First, he flies sharply up, gaining altitude and rapidly beating his wings.

Do osprey pairs migrate together?

Data from tracking studies revealed that adult females head south up to a month before males, that Ospreys adhere to certain migration flyways but not specific routes, and that breeding pairs don't migrate or overwinter together. And adults do not migrate with their offspring.