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-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-05
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SE at 9 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-17 - Third Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-05
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SE at 9 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-05
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SE at 9 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey on marsh perch 1 egg in nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-05
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SE at 9 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-05
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SE at 9 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-05
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SE at 9 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey on piling 3 eggs in nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
8:25 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: She was nestled in the nest incubating. He was on the perch that is on the nest platform for a few minutes & then he flew away across the marsh.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F,partly,cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: some nest building, Male twice left nest to get sticks, andgrass from the marsh
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
7:10 AM. to 7:25 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45D; sunny 4 E
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
12:49 AM to 12:54 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, steady wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: