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.
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Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
06:35 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, light breeze from WSW, 40% cloud cover
Other Activity: adult female on post perch, two big juvs at nest, third juv took off
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
9:30 AM to 9:45
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 81 F, clear
Other Activity: This nest is so deep and big that is possible that there nestlings in there.
Observation Method: from Plum Is Bridge
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
7:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 68 degF, no wind, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: one juv perched on driftwood, feeding itself; one big juv at nest feeding itself, then took practice flights back&forth to the nest; one adult flew in and perched on the corner of the shack
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
7:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degF, no wind, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: Graf #1 abandoned; NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2 has one adult on post perch, feeding itself - it later flew up to nest perch; nest on platform looks like it has even more material than before
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From Avon St. and again from Margin St.
General Comments: There was one adult on the nest and this time I could more clearly see that there are 3 chicks.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
08:05 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degF, moderate breeze from West, 55% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post perch, one adult and two juvs in nest - adult feeding one of them
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
07:30 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, light wind from WSW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult at nest, calling (frantically?); two juvs flew away from nest, third one remained - perhaps younger/smaller?
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: stayed an extra 10 minutes to see if the third juv would take off, but it didn't
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-01
07:59 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1-0
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy
Other Activity: For the first time I saw "Ollie ?" fly off the nest --- leaving it empty. I'd say that's proof of what a strong batch of youngsters Annie & Squam have raised.
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-31
08:29 AM then 09:10 am to 08:39 AM then 09:10 am
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: When I first checked in at 8:29 there were only 2 fledglings on nest (I assumed Pip-oldest) had flown off, but I didn't see him take off. Then about 1 minute later Squeek (I assume) flew off and returned shortly. In the meantime, Ollie was hopping and flapping his wings. A couple minutes later Squeek (?) flew off and returned again. Still no Pip when I checked out the first time at 8:39. I returned to the site at 9:08am and noted all 3 fledglings back on the nest and Annie on the nest post.
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
3:03 PM to 3:17 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 86, WNW at 14mph, partly cloudy
Other Activity: I think there was one chick and an adult on the nest, but could have been 2 chicks--too far to see color difference though one I thought was a chick looked lighter. One I thought was a chick did some wing flapping. One I thought was flegling was on perch very close to nest, it too looked lighter, and it did some wing-flapping. Don't know how many chicks there were for sure because nest built very high and only seen 2 at once that I was sure of, and only once or twice have I seen chicks so far!
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: