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.
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Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.
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Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-25
7:30 AM to 7:47 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light wind, and 72°
Other Activity: I think this is the happiest report that I’ve done so far besides seeing the chicks for the first time. The female is on the nest, and the Nessling is eating a fish, thank God. After the two days before this, I really thought that the nest had failed. I’m sure the heat must’ve kept him settle down in the nest yesterday. But it was very peculiar that there was only the male on the nest. Maybe the female needed a break.
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-25
705 PM to 715 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, Light Wind
Other Activity: One Osprey perched on nest and one perched on a nearby boat. Both appeared to be adults
Observation Method: On foot at Independence Park
General Comments: .
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-25
12:45 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy
Other Activity: At first look, it appears to be two adults; however, with the paddle board, I was able to float quite close to the nest to identify one adult and one nestling (based on her feather markings). Neither flew away so I am assuming that the young has not yet fledged. Another osprey flew close to the nest but did not stop.
Observation Method: Paddle board
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-24
06:47 AM to 06:55 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 D sunny winds 3SSW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Will be last visit to check on Carr Island Platform. No signs of osprey, nest abandonned.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-24
6:15 AM. to 6:25 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65D, sunny, winds 3SSW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-24
06:50 AM. to 07:00 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65D, sunny, winds 3SSW
Other Activity: There were 3 osprey on nest. One definitely was a juvenile, being smaller than the other 2. The other 2 by size I would speculate were adults. However, there have been 2 nestlings on this Nest so I could be wrong and could be looking at 1 adult and 2 juveniles. No sign of the other adult if this was the case.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn LAfata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-24
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM.
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 77F sunny
Other Activity: There is no activity on the nest. I have a feeling that this nest failed, I am assuming that the heat and lack of food for the nestling...will go again tomorrow early to see if an adult returns. My gut is that it will not.
Observation Method: car
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:
2023-07-23
12:40 PM to 01:58 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Nestlings stayed down below and only came out and perched when we were about to leave.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-23
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm, 86, sunny, breeze, high tide at 3:54 pm
Other Activity: at 3 pm, Mom at nest, 1 large baby visible from time to time. Dad on strut below. After 15 m or so both adults leave at once. She returns very soon. In between (while both adults) there a third adult circles above then leaves Male returns to his perch
Observation Method: binoculars from across cove
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-23
02:57 PM to 03:08 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One seemed perched on the far side and the other a bit more active inside the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Viewing site allows seeing between dayboards but is too far to see much detail even at 60X. Hoping we will see the young one when it fledges.