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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
01:00 PM to 02:05 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, NW 13, sunny
Other Activity: Adults perched, nestlings showed heads intermittently. Adults left nest several times to chase gulls away from rocks below. Male left after tide covered rocks and gulls stopped coming.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Only saw two nestling heads at a time but positions suggest there may be more than two.
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
12:30 to 12:50
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 - breezy- sunny
Other Activity: the two adult osprey were standing in the nest calling loudly while another adult osprey was flying around. The adults stopped calling about 5 min. after the other osprey left the area but continued to stand at alert. Finally, I could see the head of one of the chicks and the adults turned to it. I did not see them feed and could not tell if there are other chicks. It is difficult to see into the nest.
Observation Method: foot - binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Two tiny chicks plus one chick in egg in process of hatching
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-18 - Holy Island Camp Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: One on nest, flew. Joined by 2nd osprey above nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: How do we get to the platform to peek in? Haven't figured out a good place to get ashore.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Two large chicks plus one egg in nest
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-14 - Rogers Island Duck Blind #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: One in nest, other flying above nest and landed on marsh NW of blind.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: One adult incubating 2 eggs!
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: On 5/7/2021, there were 2 eggs in this nest, then they disappeared. We did not observe any adults on the blind since. Yesterday, 5/16/2021, there was one adult on the nest and 2 eggs!
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-16
2:30 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees Winds W at 7 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Two adults, two chicks, plus one egg.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: