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: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
4:10 PM to 6:20 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees F Winds NW at 10 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: One very large chick, one larger chick. Smallest chick with spotty feathers mostly buried under grass that looked like it had been recently placed in nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
06:55 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, moderate wind from the west, 70% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post perch, one chick visible in nest - there may have been more, but I couldn't be sure about the movement I was seeing
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
08:05 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, moderate wind from west, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: adult in nest with two chicks - there may have been a third, but couldn't be sure
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
4:10 PM to 6:20 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees F Winds NW at 10 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey on marsh perch
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
5:00 PM to 5:05 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 F, NNW 12 MPH, 50% cloud cover
Other Activity: checked again on the way back from Great Bank
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
3:35 PM to 3:40 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 F, NNW 12 MPH, 50% cloud cover
Other Activity: checked on the way to Brophy
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Hot and breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Adults don’t seem to be brooding eggs or chicks-not sure what is going on.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly sunny, 75 degrees.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
8:00 AM to 8:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, sunny partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments: Adult on the side of the nest, one adult flying around near nest...possibly fishing. I think I see something other than the adult on the nest, but not 100% sure.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-06
06:00 PM. to 06:30 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 f, light wind, partially cloudy, high tide
Other Activity: Lots of activity on the nest by both male & female. Could not see any fledglings, as the nest is very deep.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Female flew onto the nest from the nearby pole perch. Stood on nest and perched on the nest perch, and then flew off: possibly to catch a fish.