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-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, E4, 70%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: osprey perched on blind again despite nest failure maybe a month ago
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, E4, 70%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: didn't inspect nest closely, so may have been third chick
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
10 to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, E4, 70%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
10 to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, E 4, 70%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Patricia Chen
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
10:00 to 10:15
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, some sun, 80 degrees, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: 1 adult perched on separate post nearby. None visible in nest.
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hot (90F), hazy, fog over the water, slight breeze
Other Activity: I observed one adult on the nest and a nestling in there too. The other adult was flying, and she flew off to fly with him. They were calling all the while and flying in tandem. It was beautiful to watch. I am going to consider this "flight school" for the little one.
Observation Method: On foot from Independence Park
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
745 AM to 805 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 76 degrees no wind
Other Activity: The adult osprey was fairly still. Just perched on nest observing. Could not confirm if I saw some small motion in the nest.
Observation Method: On foot. Using observation cameras at Independence Park
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-15
330 PM to 445 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light wind, 85 degrees
Other Activity: .
Observation Method: On beach at Independence Park with binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: Cherry Underwood
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-14
8:30 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 74, sunny, calm
Other Activity: One fledgling was perched at the top of a dead tree above an adult. Another adult was perched in a second tree near the nest. The second fledgling was on the nest but flapped its wings several times and lifted off once.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-14
2:50 PM to 5:10 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: None seen
Number of Nestlings Visible: Clear
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: 3rd floor Deck
General Comments: I am sorry to say I do not know why there were no sightings. I am going to observe every day from here on in.