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: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-31
3:05 PM to 3:36 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, beautiful blue skies, a few wispy clouds, very windy, really high tide
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on the perch on the nest, 1 Osprey perched on a post to the right of the nest, 1 Osprey perched on a snag above the post
Observation Method: on foot, from the boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: jim roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-29
7:45 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-29
08:40 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degF, light wind from WNW, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult on post perch; second adult down in marsh on driftwood, feeding itself
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:
2018-08-29
08:40 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degF, light wind from WNW, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult perched on the post, feeding itself
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-29
08:00 to 08:15
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-29
07:45 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 78 degF, moderate wind from W, clear sky
Other Activity: two juvs perched at nest, one feeding itself, the other calling
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-29
08:10 AM to 08:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 81 degF, light wind from SSW, clear sky
Other Activity: one juv at the platform, feeding itself; one adult purched in a nearby snag, later flew away
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: jim roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-28
07:35 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hot, overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-26
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 78 F, 8 mph S, 10% clouds
Other Activity: osprey flewup from marsh west of nest while boat was approaching blind on Law's Creek
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-26
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3?
Weather Conditions: 78 F, 9 mph S, 10% clouds
Other Activity: one osprey appeared from east of Law's Creek; another appeared flying NW of LC blind, third osprey also flying west of and over Law's Creek, but origin not observed. One of the flying osprey appeared to have a damaged wing (missing 1-2 flight feathers?) but seemed to be flying more smoothly than when observed last week.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: