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: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
12:58 PM to 1:33 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: temp. 57, wind SW 12 mph, high thin clods
Other Activity: many seagulls in the vicinity of the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Using new binoculars, made a difference. We saw one osprey moving around in the nest, however, due to the distant we were unable to determine what the osprey was doing. Only the head of osprey was visible above the nest, however, the osprey became more visible when other birds approached the nest. At about 1:20 PM a second osprey arrived at the nest. This osprey came in low and flew up to the nest with the catch of the day. When the second osprey dropped the fish off, it flew down and perched itself on the transmission tower. There was no movement of either osprey for the remainder of the time we were monitoring the nest. No nestlings/fledglings were visible.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
12:25 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity: One sitting in the nest, the other perched on a dayboard.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
02:35 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
01:10 PM to 01:20 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
01:10 PM to 01:20 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity: Saw one fly into the nest,
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Viewing angle such that dayboard hid most of the nest. Could not see if there was another osprey already there. Usual viewing sites are closed
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
2:45 PM to 3:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, wind SSW 14 mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
General Comments: Female perched, male flew in, copulated. Another male circling above, chased off by first male who later joined female on nest.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
1:00 PM to 1:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, wind SSW 15 mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, wind SSW 14 mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
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:
2020-04-19
3:49 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, sunny, blue skies, windy, low tide, few puffy clouds, beautiful
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot, walking down the marsh, from the end of Island Rd., during the time I was observing Brophy's Platform
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
2:32 PM to 3:38 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, sunny, windy, blue skies, few puffy clouds, low tide, beautiful
Other Activity: Female Osprey perched on the nest, some soft O chirps heard, once in awhile. She stayed there my entire visit. At 3:14 the male O flew in, mated with female on the nest, then perched in the nest. At 3:23, the male flew off the nest and over my head as a third Osprey appeared , then they both soared away. The nest itself is bigger, fuller, and taller than before.
Observation Method: on foot, walked down the gravel road to observe
General Comments: A RT Hawk, some crows, plenty of egrets & gulls around.