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 Powell
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
2:00 to 2:05
at: Salisbury
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Weather Conditions: 50s, sunny with some cloud
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Observation Method: On foot from marina
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
1:30 to 1:50
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 50s, weak breeze, sun and clouds
Other Activity: Both birds together on platform. Male observed fetching nesting material-sticks and grass with mud.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Wendy Reed
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-17
11:45 to 12:15
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: low 60's overcast
Other Activity: One adult bringing sticks to the platform while one perched on it. The third was wheeling around overhead
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
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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