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.
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Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-27
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Party sunny, very warm and humid, light wind
Other Activity: Two juveniles on the nest with one adult osprey One adult made a landing with a fish, dropped the fish and left the nest to fly over Choate Island. Watched 4-5 Osprey flying over Choate Island above the brown house
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-26
11:30 PM to 11:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80,sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: f1 young osprey standing inside nest, then later it lay down in nest. Adult osprey standing on platform perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80, cloudy,humid and breezy
Other Activity: adult osprey sitting on side of nest and 2 nestlings sitting inside nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 degF, moderate wind from SE, 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: so the pair has returned - maybe success next year...
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78deg F, moderate wind from SE, 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult at nest, one on post perch; nest bird flew off, returned with a large stick, proceeded to work it into the nest; one chick was clearly visible; there might have been a second chick, but I wasn't sure
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
08:00 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 76 degF, moderate wind from S, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult perched at nest; one juv flew a short distance and returned; I didn't see the second juve try to fly while I was there
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 77 degF, moderate wind from S, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: all three (one adult, two juvs) preening
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Andrew Sanford
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
11:02 AM to 11:26 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 deg F, se 13, 60-80% cloud cover.
Other Activity: One adult and two nestlings visible on nest at “MAR-02 Great Aquivitae Daymarker, Marblehead“ at start of observation. Adult left and returned. May have been a second adult.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47441206
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 80º, partly cloudy and windy
Other Activity: One adult osprey perched on an otherwise empty nest. About 20 later, fledgling in the nest and adult perched on the nest. Watch the fledgling fly off the nest, retrieve a stick from the marsh and bring the stick to the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80º, partly cloudy and very windy
Other Activity: Two nestlings in nest; I have yet to gather any evidence that they have fledged as I have not seen them off of the nest. One nestling did spread his wings and hop from one side of the nest to the other. Both adult birds were alternating between flying above the nest, landing on the driftwood on the marsh and landing on the nest for brief periods.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: