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: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
10:45 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 1 mph to 5 mph SSE
Other Activity: One osprey perched on nest
Observation Method: Parked along Rt 107 pullout area. walked out to edge of river via cut in fence. Used scope and binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
2:15 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: 3 Osprey flying close to my deck. Stayed about one hour. Chatting and soaring with each other. Wonderful Display.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Sunny/ 74° / 1 mph - 4mph WNW
Other Activity: Three osprey perched on nest, webcam, and swallow nesting box.
Observation Method: Walked out to viewing platform
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 72° / 2 mph to 5 mph NW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Walked out to rear of MBTA Repair Facility. Viewed with binoculars.
General Comments: Small encampment noted last week and again this week. Tough spot due to the insects and the incoming flights overhead into Logan!
Name: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
07:14 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 70’s, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Brought the grandchildren to spot for Osprey at GLO1 and 3. Even though no osprey observed at GLO3 they did enjoy the view at GLO1. Future observers
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
12:45 PM to 1:10
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 70’s, partly cloudy, sligh breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Two of the three Fledglings were not visible. One healthy looking fledgling standing quietly in nest. The one adult was in a near by tree.
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
02:50 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
02:50 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F, sunny and slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the platform.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
9 to 9:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: no bird, no nest. They started a nest then quit. It blew away
Observation Method: from Liberty St.
General Comments: