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: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
06:30 AM to 08:12 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Weather Conditions: rain
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Observation Method: foot
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
6:40 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, wind SSE 5mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
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Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
5:45 PM to 6 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 45º, sunny
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Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Female perched on tree and empty nest at the beginning of the observation; male arrived shortly with a fish for the female. She grabbed it and retreated back to the tree to eat and the male perched on the nest.
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
02:15 PM. to 02:45 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Mainly sunny & relatively warm; no wind
Other Activity: Heard but did not see wild geese in the area
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Although I did not see any osprey, a subsequent call to my fellow observer revealed that she had seen two osprey around the nest.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, high tide, cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: Both ospreys on next, one feeding. It's great to see two together for the first time. The nest seems to be rebuilt from the last time I monitored it in 2019.
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-07
06:45 AM to 08:10 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Weather Conditions: sunny mild
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Observation Method: foot
General Comments: something amiss with my mouse. the nest is Pine Isl Newbury
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-06
01:40 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54, light wind, sunny
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Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-06
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50º, no wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: Lone osprey perched on nest, flew off then landed on hunting camp roof and stayed there for a while.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-06
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: 50º, no wind, sunny
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Observation Method: boat
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