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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degF, no wind , 95% cloud cover
Other Activity: one in nest feeding itself, one feeding on post perch with big fish; I may have seen one chick head pop up - can't tell for sure
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
08:00 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61 degF, no wind, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: male is bringing sticks and arranging them, then hopped up to perch; female at nest, poking around, arranging grasses, then settled in to incubate
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
07:35 AM to 07:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degF, no wind, 99% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird deep in nest, presumably incubating - no other activity observed
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
07:30 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: Unknown
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60’s with cloudy skies, no wind
Other Activity: Male perched nearby
Observation Method: Spotting scope from house
General Comments: Female was clearly feeding chicks, because of the motion visible through gaps in the nest, but it was not possible to determine how many offspring.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
1:05 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees F, Sunny, wind ESE 7 MPH
Other Activity: 1 adult was initially on the nest, and 1 nestling head visible. The second adult flew in. One adult was bending down into the nest, and the nestling head was visible off and on. No food was visible through the scope.
Observation Method: through scope from TTOR property
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
11:40 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Male was on the nest with female but then he flew off and circled around overhead for a few minutes before settling onto the perch on the saltmarsh.
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
11:05 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, humid and mid-60's.
Other Activity: We believe we saw two nestlings pop their heads up during our visit. Only one adult was spotting perched on a tree near the nest.
Observation Method: From the observation platform
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-18
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 60
Other Activity: One osprey was sitting down in the nest. No chicks were visible.
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: