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: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-15
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 70F, 68%Humid, 11 MPH wind
Other Activity: very hard to see the incubator, but soon a 2nd OSPR flew in and perched on the nest; both OSPRs flapped their wings at each other before the 2nd one flew away and the 1st one settled down again.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: so far, so good with this pair. Only time will tell if there are eggs, if the eggs hatch, and whether there will be any chicks
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ROW-11 - Hog Island Point
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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General Comments: Osprey perched near this new nest site, which consists of a small 3x4 foot platform that was probably once the floor of a hunting blind. It is raised about 12-18' off marsh. I added some extensions to the sides to help retain nest materials, which are sparse now but could build. No eggs.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-15 - Rogers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees F Winds SW 5-19 mph 50% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey in nest, other on perch
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:
2020-05-14
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees F Winds SW 5-6 mph 50% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-10 - Laws Creek Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees F Winds SW 5-6 mph 50% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: dave rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-09 - Broad Creek Camp
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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General Comments: 1 egg in nest
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09 - Broad Creek Camp
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees F Winds SW 5-6 mph 50% cloud cover
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, second osprey perched. Both flew.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees F Winds SW 5-6 mph 50% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-14
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees F Winds SW 5-6 mph 50% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: