Hellgate Osprey Nest
An osprey nest above Montana's Clark Fork River, watched by the Cornell Lab and a university team.
About this view
A nest cam on a platform above the Clark Fork River at Missoula, run by the Cornell Lab with the University of Montana's osprey researchers. Ospreys live on fish almost exclusively, and they are built for it: reversible outer toes and spiny scales on the soles let them carry a slippery trout head-first, like a torpedo.
The pair returns to this nest each spring to rebuild, incubate and raise chicks, and the camera keeps rolling through all of it — food deliveries, sibling squabbles, and the long practice flights before the young finally leave.
Timing is everything here (UTC−7, −6 in summer). The birds arrive around April and are gone by September, so spring and summer carry the entire season; through the Montana winter the platform stands empty against the snow.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is the Hellgate Osprey Nest live cam located?
- The camera looks over Missoula, Montana, in United States. Its position is 46.874°N, 113.943°W, which you can open on our world map.
- What time is it at the Hellgate Osprey Nest camera?
- Missoula, Montana runs on UTC−6, and the live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time and whether it is day or night there. It is worth checking before you watch: this view changes completely between the middle of the night and the busiest hours of the day.
- Are there other live cams near Missoula, Montana?
- Yes — the closest ones are Jackson Hole Town Square, Vancouver Harbour & Canada Place and Sea Otter Cam, Vancouver. They are listed under "Nearby cams" further down this page, and every camera we carry is plotted on the world map.
- Is this stream really live?
- Yes. This is a real 24/7 live feed broadcast by Cornell Lab Bird Cams, played through the official YouTube player — free, no account needed. Every stream in our catalogue is checked automatically before each update to confirm it is still live and watchable.
