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-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-02
8:07 AM to 8:44 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees and partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments: Single female in nest, actively building. She brought nesting material in twice. When male to platform #1 came back with a fish, she screamed like there was no tomorrow. I am hoping this year is going to be different than last years scenario.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-02
8:07 AM to 8:44 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees and partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments: HOPEFULLY this is not going to be the same scenario as last year. Female on nest #1 and male eating fish in marsh perch.....a single female (hopefully not) is bringing her own nesting material on #2 platform and screaming at the male...very similar to last year. Male brought fish to female in #1 let her eat a bit, then flew back down to marsh platform with it. Hmmmm....Now I know typically they go back to their same nest year after year, but how about with last years scenario...these three are breaking the mold!
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-02
9:20 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments: Male perched in marsh and female in nest...very quiet.
Name: Robyn LAfata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-02
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees, cloudy
Other Activity: female on nest, had been perched and sitting in nest...probably no eggs yet. Male has been gone almost every morning this last week I have been there in the morning and he was sitting out on the marsh this afternoon.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-02
1:00 PM to 1:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm, light breeze
Other Activity: One bird perched in nest (does she have eggs already??) and finally saw the other on the nest then fly off and around the harbor. I believe he had a fish, but he didn't go back to the nest before I left.
Observation Method: On foot from the jetty at Independence Park
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-01
07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, cloudy, Light east wind
Other Activity: The female is sitting deep in the nest on Platform 2. The male was perched on Platform 1 and flew around the nest a couple of times, then landed. The female then flew off the nest and the male settled and sat on the eggs.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: We were away for three weeks. Our neighbor reported that she observed lots of mating activity during that time. Based on her observations it seems that egg incubation started about 10 days ago.
Name: darcy holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-01
9:00 AM to 9:01 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Raining
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-01
12:05 PM. to 12:45 PM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees; cloudy; light breeze; low tide
Other Activity: At the beginning of the observation both osprey were sitting approximately 30 yards apart high up on two red maple trees on a marsh island approximately 100 yards north of the nest platform.
Observation Method: On foot next to my car with binoculars in two locations on Middle Road.
General Comments: They left the maple trees, and flew above the marsh and the Parker River, possibly looking for fish. The female went and sat on the nest while the male flew away toward the GDA campus. Perhaps the Mill River, which is also in that direction, is a good place to also look for fish.
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-01
2:30 PM to 2:33 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Visibility good
Other Activity: One adult on perch by nest one adult on perch in Marsh next to Nest
Observation Method: Prom house
General Comments: For the past week, I’ve seen one or two adults at this nest on a regular basis.
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-01
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy and cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: