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: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
08:00 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45:and sunny
Other Activity: Adult eating a fish on stand alone pole.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Part of nest material consists of a rope hanging down from nest on south west side.
Name: Brenden Doyle
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
11:06 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Two osprey's observed in flight around the nest chasing seagulls, then one perched on the nest and the other on the perch.
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:
2023-04-09
3 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48, 0%, SSE10
Other Activity: Mating on nest
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:
2023-04-09
3 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48, 0%, SSE 10
Other Activity:
Observation Method: BOAT
General Comments:
Name: Debra Darby
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
04:15 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: clear and sunny, temperature around 48 degrees and wind estimated 10 mph out of SW
Other Activity: Birds observed perched on Ten Pound Island. Both flew to nest and landed in nest; one bird left almost immediately, and the other bird remained for 5 minutes before flying back to Ten Pound Island. The birds appeared to return to the same perching spots on Ten Pound Island.
Observation Method: On foot from Rocky Neck.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 12 mph
Other Activity: Checked again at 1:50PM on the way back, but no activity
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 36 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments: Bob and Pauline have settled down into a routine. They head out early for a fishing trip and come back to home base to eat. Bob stays in the nest to eat while Pauline eats on her marsh post. Some black crows set up near them, hoping to grab some leftovers. Lots of red tail hawks here and Bob carefully watches them. Earlier this week when the temp was low thirties accompanied by huge wind gusts, they huddled in the nest together.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
12:50 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 10 mph
Other Activity: 2 adults initially on the nest, one in and one on the perch. Then one went down in the marsh by a rock.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 13 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 12 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments: