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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Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
9:37 AM to 10:09 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, sunny, some clouds, breezy, high tide
Other Activity: 1 Osprey feeding self on the perch beside the nest, no nesting activity due to loss of mate & chicks, 1 Osprey sitting on the marsh in the distance
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
06:47 AM to 07:18 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny, wind 5 mph
Other Activity: Bird I perched on platform, feeding self
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Observed from Bob Lobster parking lot
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
06:47 AM to 07:18 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny, wind 5 mph
Other Activity: Bird I sitting on nest when I arrived. Stood for a bit. Couldn't see beneath bird.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Observed from Bob Lobster parking lot
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
07:48 AM to 08:06 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61 degrees, sunny, wind 6 mph
Other Activity: Both birds standing on nest when I arrived. Could not see anything beneath birds. Bird 1 flew off X2 and returned shortly after with sticks. Bird 2 sat/stood on nest. 2 or 3 adults flying/hunting nearby.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
07:20 AM to 07:32 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny, wind 5 mph
Other Activity: Nest empty when I arrived. Bird 1 perched nearby on piece of driftwood (to left of nest). 07:25 Bird 2 landed on nest. 2 adults flying/hunting nearby.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
09:20 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, moderate wind from ENE (off the water?), 100% clear
Other Activity: no adults anywhere in the area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
09:20 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, moderate wind from ENE (off the water?), 100% clear
Other Activity: one bird perched on post; one bird in nest feeding self, and possibly feeding chicks - nest is large, far, and heat shimmer bad, so couldn't see any
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degF, moderate wind from NW; 100% clear
Other Activity: adult on post perch with wings spread and drooping, like a Turkey Vulture - I've never before seen an Osprey in this posture; adult at nest feeding self and chicks - I *think* I could make out two chicks, but not three
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
08:45 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 64 degF, no wind, 100% clear
Other Activity: when I first arrived one adult was on the post perch feeding itself from a huge fish, second bird was at side of nest, two chicks in nest feeding themselves! then the bird at the nest began calling, and the bird on the post flew over to the nest with its fish, which the bird at the nest began feeding to three chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-26
9:56 AM (6/22/18) to 10:31 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64 degrees, sunny & bright, no clouds, high tide, a breeze
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on the nest moving sticks, 1 Osprey lands on the nest with a fish and immediately the 2 Ospreys soar off together. 2 more Ospreys join them in flight and all 4 fly off to the left & over the trees. One still has the fish!
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: