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: CHRISTOPHER ROGERS
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
3:00 PM to 3:15
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, soft winds, clear skies
Other Activity: occasional circling above the nest before returning
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: revisited site at 4:00 and did not see the Osprey. Last week I did not observe any activity at his nest. I pass it regularly on my daily walks and it did not appear to be occupied. Last year it was unoccupied. Fingers crossed that this year will be different.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
9:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: My brother on foot
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
04:22 PM. to 05:47 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2 adults
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Blue sky with no clouds; mostly calm but occasional breezes were very vigorous; 58℉. Later when leaving, temperature was about 53℉ and there was a steady, still vigorous wind.
Other Activity: At first the nest looked empty but a head popped above the rim several times & once the whole adult osprey got up, shook it's feathers & settled down again. There was no other movement on the nest, so it appeared to me that this osprey was warming or guarding either eggs or babies. Honking steadily, three Canada geese flew in & landed on the pond near the nest. Suddenly the other adult osprey (whom I had not seen) appeared & both adults flew in wide circles around the perimeter of the nest about 20-25 feet away. In only a few seconds, under a minute, the one on the nest returned there while the other flew around for a few minutes. The honking stopped but I could not see if the geese left the area. Finally the one circling went to the nest, checked out the other adult & disappeared. They did not exchange positions guarding the nest. The disappearing osprey returned to the nest briefly again, but left without exchanging places with the other.
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments: A beautiful day, there was much other wildlife present. I spotted a large heron (bluish-gray), a swan, two ducks & four turtles. (Sounds like the twelve days of Christmas!)
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
09:045 AM to 11:14 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 47 degrees, cloudy, wind 3mph
Other Activity: Bird 1 was sitting on the nest when I arrived. At 10:12, bird 2 (male as evidenced by size and coloring) flew to nest. Pair switched places and bird 1 sat on nearby perch to preen. Bird 2 only sat for 4 minutes before flying off. Nest was unoccupied for approximately 50 minutes. At 11:10 bird 2 flew back and sat in nest.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Tom aand Karen Meler
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-25
12:35 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: temp. 54 degrees, wind ENE 6 mph, visibility clear, high thin clouds
Other Activity: Very little bird activity
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Observed two osprey moving in and about the nest. One osprey stood on the outside rim of the nest. At 12:50 PM one osprey left the nest and flew low towards the Beverly/Salem bridge. At 1:00 PM osprey returned to the nest and at 1:02 PM left the nest again. At 1:03 pm the second osprey left the nest leaving the nest unattended. At 1:08 PM one osprey returned to the nest.
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-24
01:00 PM to 01:20 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46F, moderate wind, rain showers
Other Activity: 2 adult ospreys in the nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-24
01:00 PM to 01:20 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46F, med wind, rain showers
Other Activity: osprey carrying seaweed to add to nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-24
9 AM to 11
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Margaret Brady
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-24
06:36 AM to 06:46 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rain, overcast, air temp = 5c, wind NE <15 mph
Other Activity: adult perched on top of newly installed cam
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-24
3:35 PM to 3:50
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, wind NNE 15mph, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
General Comments: