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:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
12:56 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83F, strong gusty NW, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Adult fed the smallest, then the others, then herself.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
02:15 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83F, strong gusty NW, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Adult perched on nest. No other in sight. No activity on the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
04:40 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, NW 12MPH, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
04:10 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73, 12 NW, party sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: nest partly obscured
Name: Rick and Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
12:45 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, breezy, sunny
Other Activity: Could not see any osprey on nest but one osprey was flying over the nest and appeared to be hunting in the marsh.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70s, windy, party cloudy
Other Activity: One Osprey perched on the nest, flew off after about 10 minutes and was joined in flight by another adult osprey. Original osprey landed and perched on the nest while the other bird continued to circle the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick and Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
1:30 PM to 1:40 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, strong breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One osprey perched on the nest. Usually when we approach by boat the 2nd osprey would take flight and check us out but today the one osprey stayed perched on the nest almost like they were standing guard. The single osprey was making a lot of noise as we came into the creek.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s, windy, partly cloudy
Other Activity: No Osprey around both at 2:30 then at about 4pm
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-22
01:27 PM to 01:52 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83F, strong gusty NW, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One adult remained perched, no interest in nest, no other anywhere near.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-21
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60F, cloudy, misty, slight breeze
Other Activity: one osprey on platform perch and other one bending over into nest appearing to be feeding nestling
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: