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-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-19
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 5 - some may have been fledglings
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: ?
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees F Winds SW 5 mph 0% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey (adult?) in nest, 4 others circling high overhead
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Some of the osprey seen were probably fledglings
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-19
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees F Winds SW 5 mph 0% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey in nest, second on marsh perch
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-19
11 AM to 1 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1-2?
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2-3?
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1?
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees F Winds SW 5 mph 0% cloud cover
Other Activity: Too far away to tell is osprey are adults, fledglings, or nestlings. 3 were in the nest and one flew from the marsh under the platform. Total of 4 birds.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-19
9:55 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: hot, humid, sunny, clear
Other Activity: 2 adult OSPR perched, then flew away; it appeared that two fledglings were feeding during the entire time.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: I was unable to track down the start/end time of the observation, but it was clearly before noon. Just a guess at the times.
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-18
06:03 PM to 07:58 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 90℉ Clear; no wind
Other Activity: All four were on nest for a time; one adult had brought in food & adult in nest fed self first , then the chicks; one chick flapped wings several times
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Joanne Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-18
12:30 to 12:35
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75° WSW@6 mph. Clear skies
Other Activity: Platform empty.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-17
12:45 PM,m. to 1:00 PM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, clear, 15 mph SE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments: no sign of any nest-building at this platform 2020-07-16
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-17
11:05 to 11:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rained this morning. Overcast, 64 F.
Other Activity: 1 adult on snag, preening.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-17
11:05 to 11:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rained this morning. Overcast, 64 F.
Other Activity: sitting side by side on the platform
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-17
12:30 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Upon arrival there was one adult osprey perched on the transmission tower crossbar below the nest. There appeared to be a head bobbing up and down in the nest, however, due to the angle and distance to the nest we cannot confirm what we saw. At 12:43 PM a second adult osprey arrived and perched itself on the crossbar of the transmission tower closer to our location. At the same time the adult osprey that was perched under the nest departed and flew up the Danvers River.