A recent story in the Warren Times-Gazette chronicled the effort to relocate the nest of an osprey that had been made on top of an electrical pole after its original nest — stationed on a nearby pole designed for ospreys — became unusable for the protected bird.

After the effort, coordinated between Rhode Island Energy, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, as well as numerous federal entities, the mother osprey was successfully relocated, but it remained unknown as to whether or not the eggs that were found in the nest at the time of the moving would be viable, or ultimately hatch successfully.

Last week, local photographer and osprey monitor Butch Lombardi looked towards the new nest and saw a welcome sight — an osprey chick sitting alongside its mother.

“I’ve been observing the nest and there were definite behavioral keys that were indicative of fledgling(s),” Lombardi said. “I was able to get a decent picture with visual evidence that we have at least one chick that made it. There still might be more. I should know soon.”