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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
06:25 AM to 06:45 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, light wind from ENE, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult at nest, at least two big chicks; two more adults perched on snag and post east of platform
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: light fog
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
06:25 AM to 06:45 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, light wind from ENE, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: 2 adults at nest, then one flew off; at least one big chick
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: light fog
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
06:50 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, no wind, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post perch, one adult at nest; one chick visible in nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: light fog
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
06:25 AM to 06:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, light wind from ENE, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on nest perch, two big chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: light fog
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
06:50 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, no wind, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult and two big chicks at the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: light fog
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
07:00 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: `
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Foggy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Visual, at times with spotting scope, from house window
General Comments: It appears that something has happened in this nest, and the two nestlings observed a week ago may no longer be present. A week ago, two nestlings were clearly visible. We were away for a few days in the middle of the week. Since our return yesterday, the male has been absent. The email is just perched on the nest. At times she is gone. When she is clearly feeding, there seems no effort to feed nestlings. No nestlings have been visible. The only nest based activity we can observe is the female occasionally moving sticks in the nest. She is silent most of the time. Sad news to contemplate.
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
745 AM to 800 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, overcast, 68 degrees, no wind. Birds were quietly perched on nest. One was down in nest and only head was visible.
Other Activity: .
Observation Method: On foot. Independence jetty with binoculars.
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-01
245 PM to 330 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Windy, Fog rolling in over water with cool temperatures even though it was close to 80 degrees away from beach and sunny
Other Activity: There was a lot of boat activity, noise, music from boats. The adult Osprey did not move from his/her spot
Observation Method: On beach with binoculars and through viewers at Independence park.
General Comments: .
Name: SALLY MCMURRY
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-30
7:08 PM to 8:11 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: light breeze 70 mostly sunny high tide 9:30 pm
Other Activity: 7:08 he lands at top of pylon. She tends young 7:15 ish he leaves, she still bobbing 7:23 Still bobbing 7:38 I definitely saw one little head pop up and down Now she's just perching 7:51 she takes off and lights on a wire Then flies around a minute or two, back to pylon but not on nest. She does this again one or two times. At 8:01 she was still on wire. 8:09 second osprey arrives, lands on wire. I couldn't tell if it had food. It soon left. Female still on wire at 8:11
Observation Method: binoculars from bench across the cove
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-30
09:55 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 73°F NNE@ 3 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 2 adult and one nestling visible in nest.