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-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-04
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 6/29/18
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:
2018-07-04
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-04
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2 or 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78, E 5 mph, 50%
Other Activity: i adult perched on nest, 1 perched on marsh perch
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04 - Six Goose Creek blind
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-04
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78, E 5 mph, 50%
Other Activity: 2nd osprey flying over head calling, perched osprey also flew when boat halfway along creek
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-04
9:02 AM to 9:29 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees, sunny, hot, few wispy clouds, no wind, low tide
Other Activity: 1 Osprey perched on the perch next to the nest. 1 Osprey soared over and around the nest. Osprey left the perch, joined the other Osprey in flight and soared off together over the trees to the left of the nest. A beautiful doe on the marsh.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-04
9:38 AM to 10:28 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 5
Number of Nestlings Visible: possibly 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83 degrees, sunny, hot, few wispy clouds, light breeze, low tide
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on nest shading chicks from the sun. There are 2 Ospreys that stay perched on 2 posts of a three post fence, further out on the marsh, to the right. The Osprey on the nest chirps, stands as Osprey mate with fish perches on perch to the left of nest. Nest Osprey sounds alarms, flaps wings as another Osprey soars around the nest a few times & continues to fly off over to the trees. Osprey mate on perch delivers fish to nest. The Osprey family is on the nest, chicks are being fed. Several deer are out on the marsh.
Observation Method: on foot, from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-04
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1 ?
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78, E 5 mph, 50%
Other Activity: 1 adult perched on nest, 1 adult perched on marsh perch, appeared to be on white head in contrast in front of black adult on nest, but breeze & heat shimmer made certainty with telescope difficult
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-03
9:20 AM to 9:35 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84F, slight breeze, high tide, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: one OSPR perched on tower, OSPR #2 perched on nest; no nestlings visible today
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-03
01:00 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 94F, moderate SE wind, sunny
Other Activity: All 4 perched on nest. Male left and nestlings were alternately up and down.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Andrew Sanford
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-03
08:13 AM to 08:49 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 deg f, 7 ssw, 0% cloud cover
Other Activity: 1 adult and one nestling visible on nest at “MAR-02 Great Aquivitae Daymarker, Marblehead“ for most of observation period, both periodically preening. Only once or twice was second nestling seen, briefly poking its head up. No sign of second adult.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46958387