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-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
10 to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55,0%,6W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
10 to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55, 0%, W6
Other Activity:
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:
2023-05-31
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55,0%,6W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: the one adult observed was flying and landed on the nest, flew again, landed again. Observed from the nearest bend of Laws Creek it definitely appeared to be the male because no necklace was visible although it was facing me when it landed and I was using 10 power binoculars. Seems odd because there was an egg in the nest a week ago, but his pair has been unusually active with usually both flying over the nest during observation and only occasionally landing, even when the initial observation is from a greater distance than causes any other local ospreys to leave their nest or adjacent perch.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2 & 1 egg
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55, 0%,W6
Other Activity: 2nd osprey on marsh perch chicks vocalizing during nest view--might have been more than that but they were soft enough that it wouldn't be audible from the ground
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
10 to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55,0%,W6
Other Activity: 2nd osprey flying over nest
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 3 eggs in nest
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-13 - Blue Sky Farm Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
9:10 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 56 degrees F, Wind S 8 MPH
Other Activity: Quick observation from Greenbelt before heading out the river to check other nests
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn LAfata
Nest Name:
ESS-13 - Blue Sky Farm Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
7:15 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light breee around 60 degrees.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70º, slight wind, sunny (some haze from wildfires)
Other Activity: Mom stayed low in the nest (incubating eggs?) and one dark colored head kept popping up and down.
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments: With LIsa Manzi
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
10:05 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees F, wind S 8 MPH
Other Activity: with other monitor Jackie H.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-31
8:05 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, light breeze around 60F
Other Activity: Female on nest...I can see her head. Male on perch in marsh.
Observation Method: Car
General Comments: