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: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-16
05:13 PM to 05:22 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity: Annie on nest and "rooting" around in it with her beak (doing some housekeeping?) Older chick looks like it has some pin feathers now; younger chick somewhat difficult to observe as Annie was shielding it from the sun.
Observation Method: home computer
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-16
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 60° / Wind - N 5mph - 10mph
Other Activity: Per the DCM web cam - there are two nestlings
Observation Method: Walked out to viewing platform. Used scope.
General Comments: I wanted to see if it was possible to get an eye on the nestlings from the platform. I was able to with a scope.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-16
8:25 AM to 8:35 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 60° / Wind N @ 5mph - to 10 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Parked behind the CVS and walked along path to open area behind the chain link fence. With binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-16
12:40 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 66°F Wind ENE @ 6MPH Sky thin overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-16
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 66°F Wind ENE @ 6MPH Sky thin overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One adult on nest
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-16
822 AM to 845 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny 65 degrees light wind
Other Activity: The osprey on the nest just seemed content to sit still in the nest. He or she did not move much and there were no other osprey visible. The bird did look at its surroundings and then down into the nest during the observation time.
Observation Method: On foot at Independence park with binoculars and with the viewer.
General Comments: .
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-15
02:28 PM to 03:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, Sunny, windy
Other Activity: Male arrived with a small fish. Both male and female were perched. Two nestlings came up from below, then the female started to pick at the fish.
Observation Method: From Harbormaster hill on Winter Is. by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-15
03:14 PM to 03:32 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, and windy
Other Activity: Female remained perched and eventually a nestling rose out of the nest and revealed itself.
Observation Method: By scope from a Fort Pickering bench.
General Comments:
Name: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-15
07:30 AM to 08:40 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: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-15
10:00 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 70’s lowering humidity, growing breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Visual, from house
General Comments: Clearly 3 chicks present and feeding.