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: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-28
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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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:
2019-05-28
3:20 PM to 3:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, wind E 14mph, rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-28
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-28
5:15 AM to 6:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: Overcast, cool
Other Activity: One osprey sits on the platform perch while the other is continually bringing in marsh grass and arranging it. Last night and again this morning, the male was standing on the back of the female and flapping his wings.
Observation Method: Deck
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-27
7 AM to 8 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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General Comments: osprey on side perch
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-27
7 AM to 8 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-27
7 AM to 8 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-27
9:54 AM to 10:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 6
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, low winds, 69
Other Activity: 4 additional osprey flying high above nest
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Female on nest, male on platform 2
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-27
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-27
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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General Comments: no osprey visible on or near the nest