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: Ted&Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 51° calm cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Perched on rocks at base of tower.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
02:00 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65° F Winds SW 5-7 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
08:40 AM to 09:42 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny, wind 4 mph
Other Activity: Bird 1 was on nest. Bird 2 perched nearby. Bird 1 flew off and returned with a stick. Dropped it and it fell to ground. He flew off to the south shortly after and did not return during my stay. Bird 2 flew off to the East about 15 minutes later and also did not return. A Great Blue Heron appeared to check out nest while they were gone, perching nearby, then on a branch underneath nest, then on another nearby branch. GBHE left after about 15 minutes.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
7:00 PM to 7:02 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny and nice
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
12:40 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45F, breezy, overcast
Other Activity: Appeared to be female.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
07:39 AM to 07:47
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 35 degrees, cloudy, wind 1mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Observed from Bob Lobster parking lot (with permission, prior to business hours).
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
07:39 AM to 07:47
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 35 degrees, cloudy, wind 1mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: observed from Bob Lobster parking lot (prior to business hours).
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
12:30 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Platform nest material is very sparse
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
03:50 PM to 04:05 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45F breezy partly sunny
Other Activity: Female eating, male perched, then left and returned with nesting material.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
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:
2019-04-06
12:00 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 52 degrees, wind sw 8mp, sunny.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: