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: Sean Riley
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-04
9:00 AM to 9:30
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1+
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: clear
Other Activity: Adult feeding chicks, chicks to low in the nest to see.
Observation Method: foot via scope
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
1969-12-31
06:50 PM to 07:05 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70F, beautiful a few clouds, no wind
Other Activity: one OSPR perched; a 2nd OSPR arrived and the 1st OSPR flew away. No sight of chicks.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: 2 great egrets flew in and settled along the coast by the manufactory