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:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 F, 5-7 SW, 60%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
12:46 PM to 12:57 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65°F Winds SW 2-4 mph
Other Activity: 12:46 - 2 adults in nest 12:53 - mating 12:54 - one adult leaves, other remains, appears to be working on nest
Observation Method: On foot
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Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
1:17 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68°F Winds S 2-4 mph
Other Activity: 1:17 - 2 adults on nest 1:20 - first mating 1:26 - second mating 1:27 - third osprey flies near nest, 2 adults fly up briefly but resettle on nest quickly
Observation Method: Vehicle
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Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
01:40 PM to 02:00 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 3
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Weather Conditions: 65F lt S wind sunny
Other Activity: Male on end of bar in the river, female in the water downstream repeated dunking her head into the water then fluttering, continued for several minutes then both flew off. Soon afterward 3 birds approached the nest and skirmished and eventually all flew off. Later, one perched on the nest and the other perched on an adjacent post.
Observation Method: foot
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Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-12
9:30 to 10:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42 f, overcast, light breeze, low tide
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Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-12
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42 f, overcast, light breeze, low tide
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Observation Method: from boat ramp
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Name: Jerrry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-12
5:45 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 35 degrees, cloudy, calm
Other Activity: The osprey pair were mating early on the nest platform. The male flew to platform 2 and later rejoined the female on the nest platform. Later the male perched on Platform 2 and dove down directly into the creek from the platform and brought a small fish to the female on the nest.
Observation Method: from bedroom window and back yared
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