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:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
8:20 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Sunny / 78° / Wind SW - 7 mph to 14 mph
Other Activity: Male in stanchion below. female and three nestlings in nest. Nestlings are flapping wings A first sighting of three nestlings!
Observation Method: Walked to rear of the large parking lot with binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
9:10 AM to 9:20 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt Sunny / 82° / SW 7 mph to 13 mph
Other Activity: Female on nest with nestling. Feeding. Male perched below.
Observation Method: Parked in pull-off area on Rt. 107. Cut through open fencing - used scope & binoculars for viewing.
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
6:10 AM. to 6:20 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71; cloudy; 5SW
Other Activity: 1 osprey perched near green cabin. I could be wrong in that there is 1 nestling and 1 adult; they are getting so big I can't be certain.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
6:10 AM. to 6:20 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71; cloudy; 5SW
Other Activity: one osprey perched near green cabin
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
6:25 AM. to 6:35 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71; cloudy; winds 5SW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
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:
2024-07-15
07:00 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: I'll be gone the next week, so no reports from me until 07/22
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
6:10 AM. to 6:20 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71; cloudy; 5SW
Other Activity: One osprey perched near nest. 3 on nest, all appeared to be the same size. I am not sure if one is a parent or there are 3 nestlings. They all looked to be the same size.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James Charles Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
07:00 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: I'll be gone the next week, so no reports from me until 07/22
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 90F, sunny, very hot,slight breeze
Other Activity: one nestling seen but no other osprey obs
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-15
11:05 AM to 3:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp. In 80’s, light wind from south, sun & clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: View from deck
General Comments: Thunder Storms at 3:15