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: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-24
4:00 PM to 4:10 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, wind NNE 15 mph, raining
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-23
07:00 AM to 03:31 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-23
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: Ted&Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-23
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Weather Conditions: 52° Breezy. Sunny
Other Activity: A second Osprey flew by.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Ted&Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-23
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 53° breezy sunny
Other Activity:
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:
2020-04-23
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:
2020-04-23
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-23
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-23
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-22
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 34 degrees, partly sunny, light wings with gusts.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: Male osprey perched on marsh for 15 -20 minutes, female in nest. Male brought nest building material back to nest and mounted the female on the nest.