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:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-09
7:05 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degF, swirly breeze, 95% cloud cover
Other Activity: bird in nest preened the entire time; second bird on post perch feeding self
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: there have been reports of two nestlings, I have not yet been able to observer them
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-09
07:30 AM to 07:40 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degF, no wind, 95% cloud cover
Other Activity: no sign of Osprey or activity anywhere in, around, near platform :-(
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: nest looks just like it has for three weeks in a row, so I won't be making drives down to this site - maybe next year the pair will persevere...
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-08
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 91 degrees, sunny, light SW
Other Activity: Female is standing in the nest with her wings outspread shading a chick from the hot sun. I could see the head of the chick clearly for the first time.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-08
06:45 AM to 08:48 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Adam Phippen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-08
9 to 9
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Both osprey circling the nest in the air.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-08
07:30 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-07
11:20 AM to 11:50ams
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 93F, slight breeze
Other Activity: male not seen. Female in nest, standing and moving around as if feeding herself or chicks
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-07
12:25 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: none yet
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Very warm, 90 degrees + Sunny, blue sky with some clouds perfect summer day
Other Activity: The male was on the second tower with his fish After 20 minutes the female flew overhead with a fish. She tried to land on the third tower several times, unsuccessfully. At one point a gull flew by and she dived at it. Shortly, a breeze from the NNW came along allowing her to ride it high above the nest and land. She then fed the young. After another 20 minutes or so, the male, form the second tower, flew onto the nest and began feeding the young. When I left the adults were still feeding and on the rim of the nest.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-07
07:30 AM to 12:21 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-07
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 90 degrees Winds SW at 5mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Other osprey perched on Holy Island Camp Pole
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: