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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
02:40 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 65F, light S wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female alone on nest. Soon after the male returned with soft nesting material. Male seemed to spend much time arranging the material and then left.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
03:15 PM to 03:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Weather Conditions: 65F breezy S wind, ptly cldy
Other Activity: Female perched then fiddled a bit with nesting matl.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
12:55 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 65F light S wind sunny
Other Activity: Female was perched on the rail. Sometime later as male approached she hopped onto the nest and they mated. They puttered on the nest afterward.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
10 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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General Comments: one bird perched on nest
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 F, 5-7 SW, 60%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
2 PM to 3 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
12:46 PM to 12:57 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65°F Winds SW 2-4 mph
Other Activity: 12:46 - 2 adults in nest 12:53 - mating 12:54 - one adult leaves, other remains, appears to be working on nest
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-13
1:17 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68°F Winds S 2-4 mph
Other Activity: 1:17 - 2 adults on nest 1:20 - first mating 1:26 - second mating 1:27 - third osprey flies near nest, 2 adults fly up briefly but resettle on nest quickly
Observation Method: Vehicle
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