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.
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Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
02:20 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: Adult initially perched, left the nest briefly then returned and settled into incubating position.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Visibility was poor due to heat rising from marsh.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
06:30 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slight breeze, bright sunshine
Other Activity: Female incubating. Male arrived and drove off 2 nearby egrets before settling on perch near nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 73
Other Activity: The female was here all morning. At one point, she caught a flounder and sat on the marsh perch to eat it. The male showed up around noon and the pair spent all afternoon in and around the nest. An occasional stick was brought in to the nest.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
3:45 PM to 3:55 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slight breeze, sunny
Other Activity: 2 osprey sitting on driftwood in marsh about 100 yards from nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
4:00 PM to 4:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, no wind, sunny
Other Activity: Appears to be abandoned.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
01:30 PM to 02:00 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: One on nest in incubating position though I don't know if there are eggs. Possible practice? Maybe real?
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
01:30 PM to 02:00 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: No changes during time we watched.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
09:25 AM to 10:28 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, sunny, wind 9 mph
Other Activity: Bird 1 sitting on nest, preening. Stood, stretched and sat back down. I could not see anything beneath her. At 10:01, bird 2 flew in with fish. Made an attempt to scare off a Great Blue Heron who was perched on a nearby snag. Heron did not leave. Bird 2 landed on perch near nest and ate. Still clutching fish, bird 2 made another several passes at heron, causing it to flee. Bird 2 flew back to previous perch and finished eating. At 10:17, bird 2 flew to nest with remainder of fish. Bird 1 took fish and ate with bird 1 standing by side. At this point bird 2 was identified as male, based on plumage. One of the birds then sat on nest and the other, flew to nearby perch. Neither bird was observed feeding offspring, but they seemed intent on looking into nest.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
noon to 1:55 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60℉, clear, very light wind
Other Activity: One adult osprey in nest moving around & looking down; very busy; other adult (with black back) sitting on snag at right of nest; latter briefly flew over to nest, looked down into nest & flew back to perch on snag; while there, both adults were looking down & busily moving around inside nest; one flew back to snag to perch; getting equipment ready to leave, so did not observe actual departure but osprey on snag had left when I looked back
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: This was new behavior by the adults, so I believe that the chicks had hatched even though they were not seen.