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.
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Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-09
11:00 to 11:10
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 75 F, partly cloudy, windy. Poured rain yesterday
Other Activity: 2 birds on nest
Observation Method: from Plum Island Bridge
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-09
7:00 AM to 6:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: breezy, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: home computer
General Comments: I've been checking in from time to time all day and each time I've noted the one lone chick (youngest?) in the nest but I've never seen him/her with any fish. Has anyone else seen the chick with a fish -- either dropped by a remaining adult, or perhaps caught by the fledgling?
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-09
9:50 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Windy
Other Activity: I am certain that the osprey on the nest was an adult due to the ‘necklace’ on the white breast. I did see an osprey flying low away from the nest and then watched it in the air above me as I approached. I think that it came from the nest but did not see it actually leave the nest. I couldn’t tell if it was an adult or a fledgling.
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-09
10:40 AM to 11:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Quite windy
Other Activity: I saw an osprey flying low around the Great Bank for a few moments around 11:00am. I could not tell if it was an adult or a fledgling.
Observation Method: Kayak
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:
2023-08-09
6:45 PM to 7:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: calm, warm (~80)
Other Activity: Observed one bird (probably the fledgling) sitting on a boat near the nest. No birds on the nest, so I'd say we have a successful fledge :)
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
02:15 PM to 02:33 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 72F, sunny and breezy
Other Activity: One fledgling alone on the nest and left soon after. Adult male came to the nest and perched atop the light.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
03:00 PM to 03:14 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, sunny and breezy
Other Activity: The adult male was visible perched on the top of a dayboard.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Our viewing from shore doesn't see well enough even at 60X on a calm day.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
02:38 PM to 02:52 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, sunny and breezy
Other Activity: One adult male perched on the nest. Their long string of success seems to have broken.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
02:30 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Warm and clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: This observation is consistent with all previous observations.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
6:50 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 71°F Wind S@ 4G9mph
Other Activity: One fledgling observed on nest
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: After watching empty nest for approximately 30 min a Fledgling popped up to stretch wings, then perched.