Osprey Monitoring & Sightings
Where are Osprey Nesting?
For more than 15 years, Greenbelt has been dedicated to Osprey conservation through the construction and maintenance of nesting platforms, data collection, public education, and collaborative research efforts aimed at protecting this once endangered species. Volunteers submit their sightings online, and the most recent sightings are displayed in real-time.
Osprey Sighting Form
Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.
Osprey Sightings Archive Search
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-09 - Broad Creek Camp
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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General Comments: 2 OSPR perched. no sign of nesting material.
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
2 PM to 2 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: Margaret (Peg) Brady
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
06:25 AM to 06:35 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Air 5c, mostly cloudy, no wind
Other Activity: One perched on cam, one in nest.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Observed 2 wild turkeys (male & female) 200 yards from Osprey platform
Name: CHRISTOPHER ROGERS
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
10:35 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, partly sunny, light breeze
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Observation Method: foot
General Comments: One adult in nest. Second Adult was not visible on the nest or in the surrounding area during this observation