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.
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Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-10
09:10 AM to 09:25 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, blustery wind from NNW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: nest has been vacated
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-10
09:10 AM to 09:25 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, blustery wind from NNW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: the juv at the nest was exercising its wings a lot, but I never saw it fly
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-10
09:10 AM to 09:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, blustery wind from NNW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: there was another juv perched on a snag over a channel, quite a bit east of the platform - didn't know which family it might be from, so did not list it
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-10
09:30 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, moderate wind from NW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: 1 juv at nest feeding itself
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-10
09:30 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, moderate wind from NW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: 2 juvs at nest, one of them feeding; 3rd juv on post perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-10
10:05 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, 15% cloud cover, no wind
Other Activity: 1 juv at nest feeding, then took off; 1 juv on post perch feeding (really big fish)
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-05
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 72 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: A female fledgling was on the nest and a male in a nearby tree. Lately I've only been seeing 2 at a time so maybe everyone else has left. Although they could very well be elsewhere in the neighborhood.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-03
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degF, strong wind from NW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: no Osprey observed in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-03
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 59 degF, strong wind from NW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: 2 juvs at nest, one took off; other one seems a lot smaller - runt?
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-09-03
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degF, strong wind from NW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: no Osprey observed in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: