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:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-27
6:45 PM to 6:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 ish, partly cloudy and steady breeze
Other Activity: female on nest and male flew off around the boat.
Observation Method: boat
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:
2023-06-27
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60ish..cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-27
7:30 PM to 08:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 71°F Wind SSE @12mph Overcast skies @ 9000ft Visibility 10sm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: After observing for approximately 30 min, second Osprey arrived with what appeared to be a fish, he stayed for. About 10 min and departed.
Name: Patty Chen
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-26
10:05 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-26
3:35 PM to 4:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: ?
Weather Conditions: Clouds & Sun, very humid
Other Activity: Third OSPREY flying around the nest upsetting the two that were sitting on the nest
Observation Method: My home deck
General Comments: A lot of noisy calls coming from two of the OSPREY
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-26
07:46 AM to 07:48 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: fog, cloudy
Other Activity: I don't see the far "staging post" .... the one near the saltmarsh. Do you know what happened to it?
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-26
08:16 AM to 08:17 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: fog, cloudy
Other Activity: NOW is see that Squam was on the nest and blocking the view of the "far staging post" Nothing has happened to it.
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-26
11:30 AM. to 12:15 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 F; light breeze; cloudy; low tide
Other Activity: Ethel sitting on the nest perch, and Fred sitting on the marsh perch.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: No fledglings visible as the nest is very deep.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
9:45 to 10:05
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 74
Other Activity: Olivia left the nest & flew downstream. Right away she came back chasing an eagle. The eagle landed right outside our window & Olivia spent the next 20 minutes flying at it back & forth from the nest. The eagle finally flew off in the other direction.
Observation Method: From our house
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:
2023-06-25
7:05 PM to 8:02 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: FORGOT TO NOTICE
Other Activity: 7:05. One osprey perched very tall on nest edge 7:29 disappeared from view 7:31 osprey lands on nest. Bobs. Couldn't see if it brought anything 7:35 male arrives with fish, departs 7:37. Remaining osprey sits, bobs then perches 7:48 2 on nest one bobbing one perched facing out He leaves,hunting overwater 7:49 he's back??? 2 on nest 8:02 I left both still on nest one facing out
Observation Method: binoculars from across cove
General Comments: