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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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Osprey Sightings Archive Search


11036 results:

Name: Bruce Campbell

Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-14
1:30 to 2:10
at: Lynn

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 61F, E 11mph

Other Activity:

Observation Method: vehicle

General Comments:

 

Name: Emerson Dahmen

Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-14
8:20 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 54° F Winds NW 2 mph

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:
2019-04-14
8:20 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 54° F Winds NW 2 mph

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:
2019-04-14
8:20 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 54° F Winds NW 2 mph

Other Activity:

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:
2019-04-14
8:20 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 54° F Winds NW 2 mph

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Boat

General Comments: One in nest, other on perch

 

Name: Christine Morabito

Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-14
03:30 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Boxford

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, cloudy, wind 10 mph

Other Activity: Both birds on nest when I arrived. Bird 1 flew ty nearby snag and Bird 2 attempted copulation. Both birds then perched next to each other on the branch. Vocalizations were heard X2. Both birds flew back to nest and copulated, then sat together on nest. Bird 2 flew off to the right and out of sight.

Observation Method: On foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
02:40 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 65F, light S wind, cloudy

Other Activity: Female alone on nest. Soon after the male returned with soft nesting material. Male seemed to spend much time arranging the material and then left.

Observation Method: foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
03:15 PM to 03:35 PM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 65F breezy S wind, ptly cldy

Other Activity: Female perched then fiddled a bit with nesting matl.

Observation Method: foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
12:55 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Revere

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 65F light S wind sunny

Other Activity: Female was perched on the rail. Sometime later as male approached she hopped onto the nest and they mated. They puttered on the nest afterward.

Observation Method: foot

General Comments:

 

Name: David Rimmer

Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
10 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions:

Other Activity:

Observation Method:

General Comments: one bird perched on nest

 
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