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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
07:54 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Male circled around overhead then settled on one of the dayboards. Female remained squatted down in the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
4:45 PM to 5:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 50°F Wind ENE @9MPH Overcast skies 8miles visibility
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: Again today, no activity observed on nest.
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
ROW-13 - Clubhead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
900 to 900
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
08:00 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, overcast, occasional rain.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: My observation needs to be confirmed over the next few days as nest restorations continue. This observation included seeing one adult in center of nest only having the head being seen. Continued observation over the nest few days is required to confirm this is a new normal habit.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
06:30 AM to 06:40 AM,
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
7:37 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, light wind, partly sunny
Other Activity: This is a complicated observation...and I will duplicate this activity for platform #2. There were three Osprey observed. Two were on this platform and a female on #2. The male on #1 brought in sticks and ropes with a brass clip on it. After he deposited the sticks he flew over to platform #2 and brought a stick back. The female on nest one never moved from the platform as the male visited #2...He flew off as did the female from platform #2. I think something happed to the male in #2. Would one male Osprey take care of 2 nests ?? I waited there for 1 hour hoping to see the other male. Also the female in #2 was bringing sticks to her nest...interesting.
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
7:37 to 8:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, light wind, partly sunny.
Other Activity: This is a complicated observation...and I will duplicate this activity for platform #2. There were three Osprey observed. Two were on this platform and a female on #2. The male on #1 brought in sticks and ropes with a brass clip on it. After he deposited the sticks he flew over to platform #2 and brought a stick back. The female on nest one never moved from the platform as the male visited #2...He flew off as did the female from platform #2. I think something happed to the male in #2. Would one male Osprey take care of 2 nests ?? I waited there for 1 hour hoping to see the other male. Also the female in #2 was bringing sticks to her nest...interesting.
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, partly sunny, light breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Female on nest and male on marsh perch..nothing much to say.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 51°F Wind SE@6mph Overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: It’s possible the female may have been on the nest, but I could not see any Activity.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-02
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 51° F Wind SE @ 6MPH Overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: