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-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
11 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees Winds SW at 5 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Mate (likely) perched on Holy Island Pole
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-18 - Holy Island Camp Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
11 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees Wind SW at 5 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey in incubating position and the other on the perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
9:00 AM to 9:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: Female stood on the side of the nest the entire time I was there. She was looking into the nest and not paying much attention to me. The male osprey arrived just in time to chase away another osprey that was circling overhead. I suppose it is possible that there may be nestlings there the way she was looking into the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments: This information was passed on to me by some friends that were out kayaking so the Osprey activity is unconfirmed but I saw some video footage they took with one bird flying away and a second bird perched and then flew away
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
10:15 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: Both osprey were in the nest together.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
9:45 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey in incubating position. 2nd osprey arrived with a fish for the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
1130 to 1200
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84°F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One adult on perch, one adult in nest.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
1100 to 1115
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84°F Clear skies wind SW@7MPH
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Still no nest present.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-06
1:40 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 91f, 11mph wind, 40%hum, sunny
Other Activity: Both OSPR were huddled together in nest when I arrived;, then both stood up and one started feeding itself before the 2nd one flew away; the remaining one then settled back into incubating.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: