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-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58° F 100% cloud cover Winds S 2-4mph
Other Activity: No eggs in nest; no shell fragments
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58°F 100% cloud cover Winds S 2-4mph Winds S 2-4 mph
Other Activity: The Easter Bunny left 2 eggs!!
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
1:20 PM to 2:06 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58°F 100% cloud cover & patchy fog
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
12:15 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56 degrees, wind SE 6mph, light rain.
Other Activity: Female appears to be incubating. Male visiting frequently.
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: Female appears to be incubating. Male visiting frequently.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
3:25 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Showers, wind SE 6mph.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: Female appears to be incubating.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
11:45 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, wind SE 6mph, drizzle.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: There was a kestrel on the nest during the entire observation.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
2:00 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloud cover and light fog on the water Very little wind, about 60 degrees
Other Activity: The male was perched on a post near the shack and later on the roof of the shack. The female was perched on the nest
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-21
08:10 AM to 09:10 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, cloudy, wind 4 mph
Other Activity: When I arrived, Bird 1 was standing on nest with Bird 2 perched on nearby snag. Both were preening. Bird 2 flew off several times and brought sticks to the nest. Both birds stood on nest and were observed copulating x3.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-20
3:00 PM 4/18/19 to 1:00 PM 4/20/19
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 70s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from our house
General Comments: I appears that Olivia is incubating. We look at the nest many times during the day from our window and since 4/18 through today (4/20) she has been sitting down in the nest every time we have looked.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-20
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66, cloudy, light SE
Other Activity: No sign of any nest-building on the platform
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments: