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-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
2 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F Winds NW 8-10 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: Osprey perched on nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
2 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F Winds NW 8-10 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: One adult perched on nest, other flying overhead
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
2 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F Winds NW 8-10 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
2 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F Winds NW 8-10 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: 2 osprey flying over nest, one carrying a fish.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
2 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F Winds NW 8-10 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
2 PM to 4 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F Winds NW 8-10 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: Both osprey flying over nest
Observation Method: Boat
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:
2022-06-30
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 F, NW 10, no clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
05:12 PM to 05:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm and sunny
Other Activity: Looks like one of the chicks is trying to feed itself off an offering in the nest. I would assume that if I am correct, this would probably be the first-hatched chick.
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Betsy Ridge
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
4:30 PM to 4:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1 or 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: ?
Weather Conditions: 75' CLEAR MID TO LOW TIDE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ON FOOT WITH SPOTTING SCOPE
General Comments: There were definitely two birds. Not sure of they were both adults. One may have been a fledgling - the second did not have distinct adult markings.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-30
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 F, NW 10 with higher gusts, no clouds
Other Activity: Nestling initially hunkered down and adult was calling. The nestling then stood up (some photos taken from kayak), A second adult was perched nearby and then flew around the nest.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments: