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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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Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.

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Name: Stephen Saxe

Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-31
2:30 to 2:35
at: Marblehead

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 2

Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Vehicle

General Comments: Appears to be two fledglings.

 

Name: Sam Hamlin

Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-31
05:30 AM to 05:35 AM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible: 2

Weather Conditions: Warm, cloudy to overcast

Other Activity: Short flights

Observation Method: Visual from house

General Comments: At this point, one juvenile has fledged and seems quite independent. Another one has fledged but still stays close to the nest. The third one has not yet fledged but is testing wing capabilities. Female adult is still regularly present most of the time. Male adult has been gone quite a bit in recent days.

 

Name: Ann Massoth

Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-31
6 PM to 7 PM
at: Haverhill

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Hot, muggy. Cloudy. Had rained.

Other Activity:

Observation Method: On foot

General Comments: Two youngsters are flapping wings. One was perched on side. Mother was flying around and perched on nest. I have been away so it is possible they have fledged but I have not seen them fly. Hope to spend some good amount of time there this weekend so I’ll have a better idea. I never seem to be there when papa brings in fish. She’s probably fishing too.

 

Name: John Lund

Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
10:40 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: Wind ESE@8-10mph Temp 78°F Sky partly cloudy

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Boat

General Comments: 1 adult and 1 fledgling visible.

 

Name: Lynette Leka

Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newburyport

Number of Adults Visible: 5

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 73 degF, strong gusty wind from South, 40% cloud cover

Other Activity: one adult at the nest, two big juvs at the nest; a third bird perched on a post to the east of the platform, a fourth bird perched on a broken platform east of that, and a fifth bird perched on a post to the east of that - I could not tell if any of these were juvs, so I'm reporting them all as adults

Observation Method: on foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Lynette Leka

Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newburyport

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 73 degF, strong gusty wind from South, 40% cloud cover

Other Activity: one juv perched at nest, second juv flew around a bit then came back to the nest

Observation Method: on foot

General Comments:

 

Name: James Roy

Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
06:30 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: sunny cool

Other Activity:

Observation Method: ft

General Comments:

 

Name: Lynette Leka

Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
07:45 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 73 degF, light wind from SSW, 50% cloud cover

Other Activity: no Osprey observed in area

Observation Method: on foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Lynette Leka

Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 73 degF, strong gusty wind from South, 40% cloud cover

Other Activity: one adult on post perch, one adult on nest perch, two big juvs at the nest, third juv perched on the unused platform to the west (NEW-06)

Observation Method: on foot

General Comments:

 

Name: James Roy

Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-30
06:30 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: sunny cool

Other Activity:

Observation Method: ft

General Comments:

 
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