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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
01:35 PM to 01:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: Both sitting side by side in the nest.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
Approx 2 PM to 2:10 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High 40s, bright sun, no clouds, light south easterly wind
Other Activity: Osprey was perched on post to left of platform. Left osprey left flying southeasterly followed 2-3 minutes later by female harrier
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Light cloud cover; little wind; 40º
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Adult osprey perched on nest then flew off; circled the nest about 5 minutes later but few off again without landing
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
02:15 PM to 02:20 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
02:55 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
12:30 PM to 12:05 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
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:
2020-04-04
3:51 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny, breezy, low tide, beautiful!
Other Activity: Great Black-backed Gulls over and on the marsh
Observation Method: on foot, observed from the marsh while monitoring Brophy's platform ESS-02
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
2:45 PM to 3:33 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, bright blue skies, low tide, breezy, beautiful!
Other Activity: One Osprey on the nest, male joins her for mating attempt then perches on nest perch. Another mating attempt, then they both soar off. 3:15 PM, they are both back at the nest. Male flies off, returns with a stick delivery. Then the male soars off the nest, as a third Osprey flies above and through the nest area. Male returns to the nest perch. Female O is still in the nest. Isabelle & I see B. up the hill. We wave and say hello, "from a distance." Good to see her and the Osprey pair again!
Observation Method: on foot, down the gravel road, stepping just onto the edge of the marsh
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
3:51 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny, breezy, beautiful, low tide
Other Activity: One Osprey in the nest. Later another Osprey was flying low over the marsh for quite a ways before landing up on the edge of the nest. Wonderful to see this pair together!
Observation Method: on foot, on the marsh, no boat ramp in place yet
General Comments: The presence of several Great Black-backed Gulls noted
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-04
02:30 PM to 02:45 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: One Osprey overhead, scanning river. Other walking in the shallows of the river picking at something in the water, like a shorebird.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: