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-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2 - 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity: One adult in nest with at least two and possibly three large chicks
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10A - Laws Creek Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity: One adult on nest, other on nest perch
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity: One adult on nest, other on marsh perch
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
9:30 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees F Winds NW @ 5-6 mph 100% high haze
Other Activity: One adult on nest, two others flying overhead. The two chicks are large and fully feathered.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-20
7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, sunny hazy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: very active nestlings, M/F present, adult brought in a half a fish for the young.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-19
9:20 AM to 9:25 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 hazy
Other Activity: I viewed the platform from Belair St. and there is still no sign of a nest
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: