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-17 - Third Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
2:00 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
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Number of Fledglings Visible: 1 on nest perch
Weather Conditions: 74, calm, 90%
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Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
2:00 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1 on nest
Weather Conditions: 74, calm, 90%
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Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
2 to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1 on nest
Weather Conditions: 74, calm, 90%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
2 to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
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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:
2023-08-18
2 to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2 perched un nest
Weather Conditions: 74, calm, 90%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
2 to 4
at: Ipswich
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Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
2:00 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
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Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 1 on nest perch, 1 perched on nest, one on piling of old camp. As usual at this time of year I report all as fledglings, but of course there could be an adult male.
Name: N Kurt
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
08:05 AM. to 02:00 PM.
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Cloudly
Other Activity: boater nearby -> atty leaves nest momentarily
Observation Method: Homecomputer
General Comments: squam brings atty fish
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-18
420 PM to 430 PM
at: Beverly
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Weather Conditions: Cloudy, raining thunder light wind 75 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot at Independence park with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-17
03:47 PM. to 04:15 PM.
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Sunny & calm
Other Activity: Observed 2 fledglings on nest, occasionally flapping their wings; no other activity
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: So sorry this report is late!