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: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
2:00 to 2:15
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: One Osprey in nest. Huge nest this season!! We didn’t see the other Osprey probably out hunting.
Observation Method:
General Comments: Finally made it to check on Millie & Parker! They seem to have been very busy near building it is very large. And makes the nest further up river on New 08 seem almost non-existent!
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
8:40 AM to ALL DAY
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50temp. Sun, strong EAST Wind
Other Activity: Very attentive with both Osprey spending a lot of time on the nest
Observation Method: My Deck
General Comments: Things looking very good this year. I cannot view the inside of nest but have hopes to observe chicks if they have any.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
4:00 PM to 4:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50F, overcast, slight breeze
Other Activity: one OSPR incubating; at one point, her mate stopped by the nest and perched momentarily before flying off again
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Caroline haines Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
1 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
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: Sunny 50 degrees no wind and high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments: Female is sitting on nest number one, male is eating a fish on the marsh platform. There is also a female sitting in platform number two. No mail observed. male osprey flew up to perch number one then flew over to Ness number two and proceeded to Mount the female, and went back down to the marsh perch, the lowest one. Female and platform number one is crying, she sees the male over near the other female I do believe we’re gonna have the same scenario as last year. Hopefully we will have at least one successful hatch. He’s going to be a busy guy
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:
2024-05-04
07:00 PM to 07:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 48°F Wind E @ 10mph Sky overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope From West Beach
General Comments: At first observation one adult on nest, possibly on eggs. Later second adult arrived.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
07:00 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 48°F Wind E @ 10mph Overcast sky
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: No activity 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:
2024-05-04
825 AM to 855 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees Sunny Wind NE 10 MPH
Other Activity: One Osprey visible in nest. Moving his or her head a lot but did not come up out of the nest. No other osprey visible in the area.
Observation Method: Vehicle with binoculars at the end of Water St near Jubilee Yacht club. Drove to Independence Park to observe after but the bird had not moved.
General Comments: .
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-03
8:58 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53, cloudy NE at 7 mph
Other Activity: one sitting on nest, one on perch over nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-03
10:30 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53, cloudy, NE 7 mph
Other Activity: one osprey on nest--sitting on eggs?, other on perch nearby, then it flew off, flying low until it went up a bit and to where couldn't see due to trees
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: