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:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
10 AM to 12 noon
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds S 5 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:45 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, light wind from SW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one head visible in nest, one bird on nest perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: heat shimmer very bad, and with distance it became difficult to discern anything more - in the future I'll begin at this site
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:45 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, light wind from SW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: bird down in nest popped up and chased off an intruder, then returned to nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, moderate wind from W, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in nest; second bird on post perch, then flew off; a little later a bird flew in from the west with a fish, past the platform, perched on a piling and began feeding self - don't know if it was from this platform or not
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: very large item (fabric? roofing material?) hanging off right side of platform; also, two nice rafts of Brant in water
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
07:00 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
07:30 AM to 07:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 51 degF, no wind, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on perch, other bird in nest incubating; bird in nest flew off, bird on perch flew to nest and began incubating
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:10 AM to 08:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, no wind, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on nest incubating, one bird on perch, third bird flew in and perched on large dark object quite near post perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
07:45 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degF, moderate wind from SW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in nest incubating; second bird flew in twice with nesting material
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: there is a very large object (almost the size of and Osprey) in the nest, next to the left rim - it is bright white at one end, the rest mostly medium brown, at first I thought it was another bird, but it is stationary
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
10 AM to 12 noon
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds S 5 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity:
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:
2020-05-17
10 AM to 12 noon
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds S 5 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, second on marsh perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 3 EGGS!