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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-13
08:50 AM to 09:03 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny light wind.
Other Activity: Two adults on nest.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-13
08:05 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, sunny, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
12:45 PM to 1:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp. 54 degrees,Wind w16mph, Mostly cloudy, visibility clear
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: One osprey in nest moving around. No other activity observed near the nest. Due to the angle and distance to the nest it is impossible to determine if there are any eggs.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
06:30 AM to 05:21 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: One bird has been sitting on the nest most of the day. Going out tomorrow to see if any eggs
Name: GAIL SMITH
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
5:15 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, winds 17 WNW
Other Activity: 2 Kayakers were near the nest and the female was calling and left the nest and flew around several times. The male returned and flew around and they returned to the nest and perched on the edges. The kayakers left and the female settled back on the nest and the male flew away. When the kayakers landed, I approached them and asked if in the future they would stay away from the channel marker as not to disturb the female and cause her to leave the nest. They said they would avoid it in the future.
Observation Method: on foot from Forest River Park
General Comments:
Name: Doug Stewart
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
03:00 PM to 03:05 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly sunny, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Doug Stewart
Nest Name:
IPS-02 - Green Point Road Platform 1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
03:00 PM to 03:05 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly sunny, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Raw, cold wind gusts
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From the deck
General Comments:
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-12
12:09 PM to 12:31 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp. 53 degrees, wind w 16mph, mostly cloudy, visibility clear
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Observed one osprey in the nest moving around, no other activity. At 12:25 PM a second osprey arrived at the nest. The first osprey than departed the nest. Due to the distance and angle that we have to the nest, it is impossible to determine if there are any eggs in the nest.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-11
9:15 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, clear, light West
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments: No sign of any nest-building 2020-05011