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: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-22
11:55 AM to 12:37 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2+
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, cloudy & overcast, strong wind, high tide, a few sprinkles
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on the nest - incubating posture. 2nd Osprey seen fishing, successful and then delivered fish to the nest, both on the nest and then 1 flew. Other Osprey activity: 2 O's perched near each other on the marsh on the far left of the nest. 1 Osprey perched on a wood post, to the right of the nest. 2 O's soaring to the far right of the nest. All seven could be seen at the same time, as I scanned across the marsh with bins.
Observation Method: on foot, out on the marsh
General Comments: No ospreys on the brand new platform, to the left of the nest.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
08:37 PM to 08:57 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 F, just drizzled, still, low tide
Other Activity: 1 on nest, other on perch
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
08:37 to 08:57
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 F, just drizzled, still, low tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
08:37 AM to 08:57 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 F, just drizzled, still, low tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58° F 100% cloud cover Winds 2-4 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-04 - Nelson Island Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58° F 100% cloud cover Winds S 2-4 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58°F 100% cloud cover & patchy fog Winds S 2-4mph
Other Activity: 1 adult on nest, 2nd brings nesting material to nest : )
Observation Method:
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:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58° F 100% cloud cover Winds S 2-4mph
Other Activity: No eggs in nest; no shell fragments
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:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58°F 100% cloud cover Winds S 2-4mph Winds S 2-4 mph
Other Activity: The Easter Bunny left 2 eggs!!
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58°F 100% cloud cover & patchy fog
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: