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:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
12:30 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48,ne14,60%
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:
2026-04-04
12:30 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48,ne14,60%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
08:45 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 53 degrees, wind NW and then turning to the east, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Believe we observed copulation on the post by the nest while we were observing from Hellcat Dike. Later on both we on the nest when observed from the road.
Observation Method: through scope from Hellcat Dike and later from the overlook on the Pines Trail
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
12:30 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48,NE14,60%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Ronald Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
08:00 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy, temps in low 40’s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Visual from house
General Comments: first siting of this season
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
10:45 AM to 11:11 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Windy, partly cliudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: So excited to see rebuilding in the same general area of the prior nest that blew down last winter.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
08:18 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees, tide low,
Other Activity: Male sitting on nesting platform and female came flying in...both standing on nest.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 42F, windy, mostly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak from Island Rd
General Comments: no nest observed on the platform
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
01:15 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 44°F Wind NE@15MPH Overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
09:15 AM to 09:34 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Broken clouds Temperature: 48 - 50°F Wind: Gentle breeze - fresh breeze Wind Direction: N - NE Cloud Cover: 64 - 82% Humidity: 71 - 77%
Other Activity:
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