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-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, other on nest perch
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:
2024-04-21
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 SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity: One osprey on nest
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:
2024-04-21
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity: One osprey in nest, other on remains of camp.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Dave, don't know yet if there are eggs, but ospreys are in the nests. We will go out with the ladder soon and check for eggs.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, other on nearby piling
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
11 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, other on marsh perch
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:
2024-04-21
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 SW at 7 mph Cloud cover 80%
Other Activity: One osprey on nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
3:20 to 3:59
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy,cold and windy
Other Activity: One osprey in the nest and ne etched n a limb just blow the nest
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Appeared as though anther prey flew over and circled for a few minutes. Non 100 % sure it was a spray but didn’t look like anything else. Huge white egret was perched and then took off. Beautiful in flight.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-21
11:45 PM to 12:10 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52 degrees, wind SSW 7 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity: Male was perched.
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: The entire time I was observing (25 minutes) the female was standing, not tending to eggs at all. Then she started doing a bit of housekeeping while the male snoozed on the perch.