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: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-16
8:40 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: calm and clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: initially observed a single Osprey in the nest. After about 15 minutes a second osprey flew into the nest carrying nest bldg material. The two appeared busy arranging the nesting material and remained together for duration of my visit.
Name: CHRIS ROGERS
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-16
8:45 AM to 9:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: mild, calm, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-16
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: clear and calm
Other Activity: one Perched, second on nest
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: I observed a pair of Osprey. One sitting on the nest the other perched in a nearby dead tree. After about 10 minutes the perched Osprey flew from the tree to the nest. Although difficult to confirm even with my binoculars, it did appear to result in mating behavior. The two remained together in the nest until I departed
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-16
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Caretaker with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-15
06:45 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: mixed
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: They are not working on the nest
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:
2020-04-15
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-15
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-15
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-14
7:15 PM to 7:30 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: 2 Osprey perched on Platform 1. Interloper divebombed them on the perch multiple times until the male chases him off.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-14
3:25 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, sunny, 14MPH
Other Activity: one OSPR in nest, one OSPR perched on tower - then flew away in circles over the river
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: NGrid has done some major landscaping around my usual observation site under the Salem tower. New fence & no trespass signs, but the signs are on the fence and probably mean the area inside the fence. There is still a footpath surrounding the tower that has been cleared and covered with straw. I think it's still OK to observe the nest across the river at the Cabot Farm.