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: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-25
2:35 to 2:50
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60º, moderate wind, clear skies
Other Activity: Nest empty; male perched on driftwood on salt march but scared off when a boat landed at the duck camp. Swung by Brophy (saw one bird perched) and Round (no osprey sighted) and then back past the Great Bank. The boat and people were still at the duck camp and the male was perched on the salt march closer to the far end of the marsh. Watched 3 osprey circle high above Choate Island on the end of the island with the structures. I am hoping that the Great Bank pair, both male and female are still around, it seems that at least one of the pair are staying close to the nest but I am unsure of the other bird. I have not seen a bird on the nest in the last three outings so I am sure that this nest will not produce fledgelings this year.
Observation Method: kayak
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:
2019-05-25
2:30 to 3:00
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60s, some wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments: Male perched on driftwood until a boat landed at the duck camp. Female not in sight. Cruised up to Brophy (one bird perched) then on the way back past Choate, spotted 3 or 4 Osprey circling over Choate Island on the end with the buildings.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-24
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: windy
Other Activity: one Osprey inside nes and one perched on a stick in the marsh
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-24
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, overcast, howling wind, low tide
Other Activity: Blowing so hard that I couldn't get a good look through 'scope. There might have been a bird on the nest but I could not tell.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-24
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, overcast, howling wind
Other Activity: Blowing so hard that I couldn't get a good look through 'scope. There might have been a bird on the nest but I could not tell.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
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:
2019-05-24
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, overcast, howling wind
Other Activity: Blowing so hard that I couldn't get a good look through 'scope. There might have been a bird on the nest but I could not tell.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Ted & Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-24
3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 62° breezy overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-24
616 AM to 5:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Very windy, 60 degrees
Other Activity: A pair have been here on and off all day. This morning one was on the platform flapping its wings while the other one was flying around the marsh. A solitary one has been sitting on the marsh perch for at least an hour.
Observation Method:
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:
2019-05-24
11:10 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees, cloudy, wind 24 mph
Other Activity: Observed bird 1 sitting on nest and I waited to see bird 2. After about 20 minutes, bird 1 stood up and bird 2 stood up from nest as well (presumably, having been there the entire time). One bird (unclear which) briefly flew to a nearby perch. Then both sat on nest again.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-24
7:25 PM to 7:40 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57F, wind 17MPH, low tide, cloudy,
Other Activity: Two adult OSPRs on the nest, fooling around, perching, moving etc. After one left, the other seemed to settle down to incubate. Not sure if they have any eggs or if they're just house keeping. ??
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: