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: Doug Stewart
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
03:45 PM to 03:36 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: No ospreys, no nest, as has been true since winter.
Name: Doug Stewart
Nest Name:
IPS-03 - Green Point Road Platform 2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
04:00 PM to 04:01 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: warm, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Nothing has changed since winter. No sign of osprey activity. BTW, I've stopped in a half-dozen times this spring, haven't seen anything new, so haven't filed reports until now.
Name: Doug Stewart
Nest Name:
IPS-02 - Green Point Road Platform 1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
04:00 PM to 04:01 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: warm, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Nothing has changed since winter. There's a low layer of sticks on the platform but no sign that ospreys have visited this year.
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
1:20 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, sun & clouds, high tide, beautiful
Other Activity: No Osprey seen around the nest area.
Observation Method: on foot, from the boat ramp, out on the marsh from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
12:40 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2 +
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, breezy, high tide, sun & clouds, gorgeous
Other Activity: One Osprey deep in the nest bowl incubating, chirps & calls heard, and the male flies in & perches on the nest perch. Communicating chirps between the two. The male flies off at 12:58. Female continues to incubate. 1 Turkey Vulture and many gulls flying about. Another Osprey flying low, off to the right of the nest area, carrying a dark clump, then dropping it on the marsh. All is well here, this afternoon.
Observation Method: on foot, (the grass was mowed - thanks!) down on the marsh.
General Comments: No Osprey flyers by Great Bank nest area.
Name: Rick and Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
10:15 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, fog, slight breeze
Other Activity: Female in incubating position. Male arrived as we approached. Both osprey lifted off momentarily and then landed back on the perch side by side.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
6:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity: The pair continues to be at or around the platform daily, occasionally flying to get some sticks ( new behavior - they finally figured out that marsh grass and a trash bag kept blowing off the platform) and bringing in fish to eat. Right now they are perched side by side on the marsh perch. When on the platform, one tends to be on the platform perch while the other rearranges sticks. The size of the nest is not growing. I think (hope) they are practicing for next year. The mash perch locations allows them to watch the incoming tide
Observation Method: Deck
General Comments:
Name: Rick and Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
11:05 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slight breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One osprey perched on log in marsh. After we passed by the bird went and perched on the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
1:20 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, high tide, beautiful, sun & clouds
Other Activity: I'm sad to say that there was no Osprey incubating on the nest, for the first time this season. The good news is that both adults are accounted for and were perched side by side on the marsh perch. Osprey are resilient.
Observation Method: on foot, on the marsh, to the edge of Hardy Creek, the boat ramp is back in place and that is helpful
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-31
5:05 PM to 5:13 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65° F Winds SW 2-4 mph Hazy, overcast
Other Activity: One osprey on perch, other osprey standing on side of nest. Both looking in same direction.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: