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-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees FWinds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-11A - Paine Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 1 on nest, other on marsh perch
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-10A - Laws Creek Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Dave, the drop-down list says "Laws Creek Duck Blind #2," but the blind has been replaced with the platform. We call it Laws Creek Platform #2. Is this right?
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees FWinds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees F Winds W at 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Jim Berry
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-06
1100 to 1115
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: don't recall, but prob. sunny--no rain
Other Activity: female sitting on nest, male perched nearby; a third osprey seen flying over
Observation Method: on foot from boat dock
General Comments: I visited the sight twice this spring but apparently did not enter the other visit into ebird. I apologize for not being more attentive to this nest.