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:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
7:30 AM to :7:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2-3
Weather Conditions: 74° / Sunny / Winds W-SW 8mph
Other Activity: 2-3 fledglings - did not band
Observation Method: Traveled to platforms via Dave Rimmer’s boat.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAL-03 - Black Rock Creek Duck Blind
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
7:15 AM to 7:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74° / Sunny / Winds W-SW 8mph
Other Activity: Did not band. Seemed like no chicks in nest. Adults flew off without alarm
Observation Method: Traveled to platforms via Dave Rimmer’s boat.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
02:30 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 90F, very light wind, sunny
Other Activity: Female down on rocks, male on the nest. Nestling simply perched. Female moved up to nest and male left.
Observation Method: By scope from Lighthouse hill on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
7:35 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72° / Sunny / Winds W-SW 8mph
Other Activity: e required - Dave Rimmer accessed the nest with 12’ extension ladder. I held the nestlings while David deftly clipped the bands on the nestlings right leg. Band registration numbers to be uploaded into Osprey banding data base. 3 chicks banded
Observation Method: Traveled to platforms via Dave Rimmer’s boat.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
7:55 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75° / Sunny / Winds W-SW 8mph
Other Activity: Where required - Dave Rimmer accessed the nest with 12’ extension ladder. I held the nestlings while David deftly clipped the bands on the nestlings right leg. Band registration numbers to be uploaded into Osprey banding data base. 3 chicks banded!
Observation Method: Traveled to platforms via Dave Rimmer’s boat.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
8:05 AM to 8:10
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76° / Sunny / Winds W-SW 8mph
Other Activity: No chicks in nest. 1 intact unhatched egg and remains of 1 broken egg. Mated pair flew off without complaint.
Observation Method: Traveled to platforms via Dave Rimmer’s boat.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
8:10 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 4
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76° / Sunny / Winds W-SW 8mph
Other Activity: Where required - Dave Rimmer accessed the nest with 12’ extension ladder. I held the nestlings while David deftly clipped the bands on the nestlings right leg. Band registration numbers to be uploaded into Osprey banding data base. 4 chicks banded!
Observation Method: Traveled to platforms via Dave Rimmer’s boat.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
12:40 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees, wind SW 9 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: There's a small amount of sticks resembling a very low nest in the basket, with some greenery growing in it, and a House Sparrow hanging out, but it's definitely unoccupied.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
12:35 to 12:40
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees, wind SW 9 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: There's nothing happening in this nest.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-16
11:45 AM to 12:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees, wind SW 10 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity: The poor things had their mouths wide open trying to cool off a bit. It was hot!
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: