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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
01:45 PM to 02:06 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85F, light N wind, sunny
Other Activity: Just the one adult perched. Couldn't tell if it was the female. Waiting to be fed?
Observation Method: By scope from Forest River Park.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
02:45 PM to 03:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85F, light N wind, sunny
Other Activity: Male down on rocks eating, female eating up on the nest, nestling perched most of the time, then accepted some of the food from the adult. Nestling looks about as large as the adult and may already have flown.
Observation Method: By scope from Lighthouse hill on Winter Iasland
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, rain shower
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
11:30 to 12:00
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 80
Other Activity: One adult osprey was perched on the nest. Another osprey was perched on the bar below. At first I assumed it was the male but after observing for awhile I realized there was not a chick in the nest. It’s possible that the chick is a fledgling and was perched on the bar but I’m not certain.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 96F , hot breeze
Other Activity: one osprey perched on nearby pilings in river. Other adult inside nest sitting up next to nestling
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
1:25 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Oops, forgot to look.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: I'm hoping to catch one fledge and time now.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
9:25 AM to 9:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, mostly cloudy, WNW 8 MPH
Other Activity: 1 adult was on the post and the other was perched in the nest with both young osprey perched in the nest as well. No flapping from the young was observed. Both seem slightly smaller than the fledglings at the Brophy Platform.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
8:30 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, mostly cloudy, WNW 8 MPH
Other Activity: At first just one was on the outer perch, but a second flew into the nest and perched as we traveled from Round to Brophy.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
10:10 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78F, mostly cloudy, WNW 8 MPH
Other Activity: At first just the female was perched in the nest, and the nestling was not visible. The female, flew off the nest and then an osprey returned when we were watching the nest from the rock island. The nestling then stood up and was visible, but no flapping or much activity was apparent.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-18
8:15 AM to 8:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, mostly cloudy, WNW 8 MPH
Other Activity: Neither adult was observed, and the young osprey was visible, but was just perched and still.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments: