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: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-05
12:05 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50° F Winds NE 2-4 mph 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: 3 eggs in nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-05
12:05 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50° F Winds NE 2-4 mph 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: Osprey was on nest perch; hopped into nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-05
12:05 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: One osprey in nest, other on platform perch.
Observation Method: 50° F Winds NE 2-4 mph 100% cloud cover
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-05
1:30 PM to 1:40 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 40's, cloud cover. light winds
Other Activity: This was a quick observation as I was out on a kayak tour with others so only could watch for a few minutes.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-04
1:00 PM to 1:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, cloudy
Other Activity: no sign of any nesting activity on the platform. No ospreys in the vicinity.
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-04
8:00 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, light SE, cloudy
Other Activity: female is sitting deep in the nest on eggs. male is perched on Platform 3 after bringing a fish to the female.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-04
5:30 PM to 5:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2 (I think)
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, 7mp wind, low tide, cloudy,
Other Activity: one OSPR perched, one OSPR probably incubating but position and distance prevented confirmed 2nd OSPR. A CU of the nest seemed to show the 2nd OSPR's head mostly obscured.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-04
02:25 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, calm, overcast
Other Activity: Ate while incubating then shifted position, also without rising.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-04
03:00 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, calm, overcast
Other Activity: Female was incubating. Sometime later the male arrived with soft nesting material then remained perched.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert L
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-04
01:05 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, calm, overcast
Other Activity: None visible from different sighting points. 20 minutes later, one arrived and the other emerged from incubating. That one took twig from the other, positioned it, then left. The other disappeared down into the nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Height of nest makes it hard to see osprey incubating.