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: Bruce Campbell
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
5:50 PM to 6:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, SSE 9mph, cloudy
Other Activity: one adult was perched on nest second adult below feeding perched on rocks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Ted & Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 51° calm. Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Perched on top of tower.
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
01:30 PM to 01:40 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50F, calm
Other Activity: perched on nest rim
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Bruce Campbell
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
1:30 to 2:00
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, SSE 10mph, mostly sunny
Other Activity: watched an adult land on nest and then fly away after pilfering some nesting material. The thief made it's way over to channel marker #15
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
01:30 PM to 01:40 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Ted&Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 51° calm cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Perched on rocks at base of tower.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
02:00 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65° F Winds SW 5-7 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-07
08:40 AM to 09:42 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny, wind 4 mph
Other Activity: Bird 1 was on nest. Bird 2 perched nearby. Bird 1 flew off and returned with a stick. Dropped it and it fell to ground. He flew off to the south shortly after and did not return during my stay. Bird 2 flew off to the East about 15 minutes later and also did not return. A Great Blue Heron appeared to check out nest while they were gone, perching nearby, then on a branch underneath nest, then on another nearby branch. GBHE left after about 15 minutes.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
7:00 PM to 7:02 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny and nice
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-04-06
12:40 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45F, breezy, overcast
Other Activity: Appeared to be female.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: