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-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
06:35 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degF, moderate wind from West, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult at perched edge of nest; one adult perched at corner of platform, flew off, then came back with a fish and feeding itself
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
07:05 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degF, 5% cloud cover, light breeze from NW
Other Activity: one adult on post perch, took off, then returned; one at nest very actively preening; both adults left the area, but distance too far to tell about nestlings
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
06:35 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degF, moderate wind from West, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult on pole perch, one adult at nest feeding self
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
07:05 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degF, 5% cloud cover, light breeze from NW
Other Activity: two adults at nest feeding self; chicks visible but not being fed
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
08:00 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76 degF, moderate gusty wind from NW, 25% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on nest perch, flew off, returned with small fish, then away with it ; one adult down in nest, then also flew off - so I could see a chick
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
07:35 AM to 07:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degF, light wind from West, clear sky
Other Activity: one bird on post perch, preening - flew over to nest, feeding self, then flew off again; one bird in nest seeming to be feeding self, moved some sticks around, then went into incubating position; could never see any chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, occasional clouds, no wind
Other Activity: Male standing off on nearby birdhouse
Observation Method: Spotting scope from house
General Comments: Female clearly placing food bits in beaks of offspring.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
3:15 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Hung out for a long time to see if there is a chick Female was perched and preening her wings and eventually settled down into the nest cup. Never saw a sign of a chick
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
1:50 PM to 2:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
2:50 PM to 3:05
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Male perched on driftwood in saltmarsh Female on nest with one nestling
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments: