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: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-02
10 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
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General Comments:
Name: Margaret (Peg) Brady
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-02
06:31 AM to 06:37 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Air = 8c, sun, no clouds,<20 mph
Other Activity: One adult perched in nest, one adult feeding on perch adjacent to platform. Kingfisher flying around feeding adult Kingfisher flying around the feeding adult.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-02
4:49 PM to 5:28 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees, sunny, cloudy, beautiful, really windy down the marsh, mid tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot, from Island Rd, down the marsh all the way to the creek, observed at the same time as ESS 02.
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-02
3:58 PM to 4:37 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees, sunny, beautiful, some clouds, windy on the marsh, mid- tide
Other Activity: One Osprey deep in the nest bowel incubating eggs, lots of chirping, did not see the other adult. Both were seen together on the nest on 4/30, one adult incubating. RTH, turkey vultures, both kinds of egrets, gulls, cormorants, among the flyers.
Observation Method: on foot down the gravel road
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-02
4:49 PM to 5:28 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees, sunny, cloudy, beautiful, really windy on the marsh, mid tide
Other Activity: Adult Osprey deep in nest bowl incubating eggs, other adult was not seen at this time. Neighbor reports seeing 3 adult Ospreys earlier today, 2 on the nest. Neighbor also reports seeing a bald eagle in the area.
Observation Method: on foot from Island Rd, down the marsh all the way to the creek
General Comments: Neighbor say there is a GHO that flies over the marsh in the early evenings. It perches in a maple tree beforehand.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-01
4:15 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 61F, 4 MPH winds, humid
Other Activity: one OSPR perched on tower, one incubating on nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-01
07:30 AM to 04:40 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Margaret (Peg) Brady
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-01
06:23 AM to 06:27 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Air = 9c, rain, <15mph SE
Other Activity: Osprey Adult perched on side of nest. Kingfisher sitting on perched adjacent to platform.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-01
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-01
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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