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:
2019-04-29
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees, wind s 6mph, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-29
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Sean Riley
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-29
10 AM to 11 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: nice out
Other Activity:
Observation Method: via scope
General Comments: 2 New Osprey sitting on the new platform installed end of summer 2018. Birds have been on platform for a few days now.
Name: Sean Riley
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-29
10:00 AM to 11 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: nice out
Other Activity: Bird sitting on nest, looks like on eggs due to behavior
Observation Method: Foot via scope
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-28
02:40 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 F, overcast, howling wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments: DATE IS WRONG. I observed 4/27/19. Am on Windows 10, Edge browser
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-28
2:40 PM to 2:50 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 F, HOWLING wind, overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments: DATE IS WRONG. I observed 4/27/19. Am on Windows 10, Edge browser
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-28
02:40 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 F, overcast, HOWLING wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments: DATE IS WRONG. I observed 4/27/19. Am on Windows 10, Edge browser
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-28
1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55F, slight breeze, low tide, cloudy, drizzly
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: emerson dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-28
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds W @ 3-5 mphMale
Other Activity: Female on nest. ONE EGG IN NEST. Male joined female on nest
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: emerson dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-04 - Nelson Island Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-28
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees F Winds W @ 3-5 mph
Other Activity: NO EGGS IN NEST
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: