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: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-22A - Paine Creek Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
05:00 PM. to 05:15 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees; light wind; tide half in; partly cloudy
Other Activity: Female preening while sitting on the nest perch.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: The male was no where to be seen; was probably off looking for a fish.
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
6:00 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: Sunny, 50s
Other Activity: Pauline was eating a fish on the marsh post while Bob was standing in the marsh watching. About an hour later, both were eating fish on their respective marsh perches. I can see that last year’s nest has been improved and higher height.
Observation Method: Back deck
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