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: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
9:15 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, cloudy light SW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: the nestling is growing fast
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
8:00 PM to 8:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny but nearing sunset, hi tide, 76F, 64H, 7 MPH
Other Activity: 1 OSPR perched on nest, 2nd OSPR perched on lower rung of tower
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Fiona Hill
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
8:45 to 9:00
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: No chicks seen on nest. Assumed predation by great horned owl.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Osprey banding trip w/ Dave Rimmer and others
Name: Fiona Hill
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
8:45 to 9:00
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: No chicks seen on nest. Assumed predation by great horned owl.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Osprey banding trip w/ Dave Rimmer and others
Name: Fiona Hill
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Banded chicks with Dave Rimmer.
Name: Fiona Hill
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Banded chicks with Dave Rimmer.
Name: Fiona Hill
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-28
7:00 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Banded chicks with Dave Rimmer. One chick found dead ~20ft from nest.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-27
7:15 PM to 7:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: foggy 63F, hi tide, 97Hum, 5MPH
Other Activity: OSPR may have been feeding either itself or chick(s)
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-27
06:30 AM to 07:58 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-27
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, no wind, fog
Other Activity: Two adults on nest. One on the perch and one on the nest. Did not appear to be doing anything else like tending to nestlings or incubating eggs.
Observation Method:
General Comments: