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: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-06
01:00 PM. to 01:20 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 degrees, light rain, windy, high tide
Other Activity: Both osprey hunkered down; side-by-side on the nest.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
General Comments: One more osprey than in my last report.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-06
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 36 degrees and raining.
Other Activity: female is sitting on nest, male came back with a partially eaten fish. Had trouble landing on marsh perch because of the wind. She was calling.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-06
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 36 degrees, wind and raining
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-06
08:20 to 08:30
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Overcast clouds Temperature: 39°F Wind: Gentle breeze Wind Direction: NW Cloud Cover: 100% Humidity: 77%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Standing on marsh platform
General Comments: DCR bird walk. Not my best, but I was here.
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-05
7:45 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 35 degrees, cloudy, gusty winds
Other Activity: adult 'skydiving" and calling out overhead.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: So fun to watch!
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-05
10:15 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 39 degrees, cloudy, gusty winds
Other Activity: adult sitting in nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Yeah!
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-05
628 AM to 652 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 35 degrees. wind WNW ~ 9 mph, cloudy, misty, snow showers
Other Activity: none
Observation Method: In vehicle and on foot with binoculars at the end of Osgood Street
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-05
610 AM to 625 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 35 degrees Wind WNW ~ 9 MPH, cloudy, misty, just getting light
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: In vehicle and on foot at end of March St with binoculars
General Comments: .
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-05
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy and windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: No mate yet
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-05
2:20 PM to 2:25 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Visibility excellent
Other Activity: One adult standing in nest
Observation Method: From House
General Comments: Due to the storm there are no nest materials visible.