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.
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Name: Julie Williams
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-06
09:38 AM to 09:56 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, cloudy, wind 6 mph, gusts to 12 mph. Tide was middle-high and rising.
Other Activity: When I arrived, only the adult on the nest was around. It was sitting low in the nest but would occasionally shift and poke its beak down into the nest a few times before snuggling back down into the nest. Twelve minutes into my watch, the other adult returned to sit on the post near the nest stand. It did not have food with it.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: A tree recently fell across the trail that goes across Kent's Island. There's one small tree that's no problem, but after that, there's a bigger tree covered with poison ivy. It's about 1/10th of a mile from where the woods end and the marsh begins. Climbing over the tree entails stepping in poison ivy while trying to avoid it on the tree itself. If ECGA could ask the wildlife management area folks to clear the tree from the trail, that would be great. Also, if the path leading to the tree and the marsh could be mowed once, it would likely reduce the number of ticks and mosquitoes to contend with on my way out to the nest stand. The grass is very high, and the ticks are pretty bad.
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-06
2:49 PM to 2:58 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, light wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-06
02:40 PM to 2:58 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, light wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-06
5:45 PM to 6:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Heavy overcast, light wind
Other Activity: The osprey in the nest was sitting, but her head was moving in somewhat of an up and down motion. I want to believe that she was attending to a chick,but I couldn’t see it.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Carole Powers
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-06
02:28 PM to 02:28 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Misting cloudy
Other Activity: Feeding both
Observation Method: birdcam
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-06
804 AM to 833 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, cloudy, light wind from south ~ 5MPH
Other Activity: Both birds visible were actively busying themselves in the nest. I could not spot any additional white heads or tell if they were eating or feeding chicks. At approximately 820 one of the adults flew from the nest. He/she returned in a few minutes and fluffed wings but did not appear to have food. After returning that osprey remained perched on the nest with their head up.
Observation Method: Vehicle and on foot with binoculars at jetty at Independence part.
General Comments: .
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-05
12:50 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80 partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: One was in the nest incubating and the other was on the perch near the nest platform eating.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-05
3:00 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 degrees, sunny, 10 mph SW
Other Activity: The male is perched on the perch on the nest platform and is alternately feeding herself and a nestling that is too deep in the nest to be visible.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: the female has been acting as if there were a nestling for a few days. This is the first time this season that I've seen active feeding of a chick.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-05
06:15 AM to 06:35 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degF, light wind from W, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in the nest, probably incubating, but at times active - cannot tell what is doing, cannot tell if there are chicks; second bird down in the grass underneath the platform, it flew up into the nest with a fish - the male is feeding self there, not sure about the female; third bird working the river just east of the platform
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: due to distance, this nest is difficult to be certain about occupants/activity
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-05
06:15 AM to 06:35 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degF, light wind from W, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in the nest - became active, but I couldn't tell what it was doing, couldn't see if there are chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: nest has gotten very big, very deep - difficult to ascertain birds/activity