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: Cherry Underwood
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
9:45 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 48, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Cherry Underwood
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
9:45 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 48, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-21 - Laws Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
10:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds NNW at 4 mph Clear
Other Activity: Both osprey on nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
10:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds NNW at 4 mph Clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
10:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds NNW at 4 mph Clear
Other Activity: Both osprey on marsh perch
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
10:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds NNW at 4 mph Clear
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, other perched on nearby piling
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
8:16 AM to 8:18 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: Both adults on nesting platform in nest.
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
8:16 AM to 5:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: Kept checking in on nest: 8:16am, then around 10, noon, 1pm up to 5:00pm. For most of that time I saw both adults on the nest. At 4:25pm I noted an adult on the pole nearest the marsh; he/she was eating a fish. It appears to me that some re-arrangement of nesting materials has taken place.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
12:22 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, sunny and light breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-08
12:40 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, sunny with light breeze..High tide
Other Activity: When I first arrived, the female was sitting on nest #2, flew away then moved to #1. Male flew in. Both sitting on the nest...male was bowed down as female called a lot. She finally moved up to the nest perch and he mounted her. Almost immediately after that, he went to the marsh at least 5 times grabbing marsh grass to bring back to the nest.
Observation Method: car
General Comments: