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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-22
8:35 AM to 8:46 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 68 degrees
Other Activity: Male perched on the platform perch and female on the nesting platform....she is busy moving sticks possibly...So excited to see this nesting pair! You can here them calling as gulls pass by...they don't want to be bothered apparently!
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-22
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Hot, humidity , cloudless
Other Activity: One bird on nest, the other perched nesrby
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-22
8:04 AM to 8:25 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 66 degrees
Other Activity: female is in nest pocket....shallow nest. She is moving around a bit today...moving eggs possibly. There is still no male present.
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-22
8:08 AM to 8:25 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degrees and sunny
Other Activity: Female deep in nest pocket but moving around. Male is perched on marsh.
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-22
7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degrees sunny
Other Activity: Female is up in the nest, sitting more on the edge...maybe an egg hatching. Male is perched on marsh.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-21
06:25 AM to 06:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-21
10:45 to 11:30
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: No Osprey seen again today. Appears nest/platform has been abandoned :(
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Michelle Myerson
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-21
7:35 AM to 7:36 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: one osprey perched on rocks and possibly another incubating eggs in nest, hard to confirm
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Michelle Myerson
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-21
7:35 AM to 7:36 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: Nest visible could not see if osprey incubating eggs in nest
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-21
3:35 PM to 4:10 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 80s.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Make and female both on the nest or in immediate area.