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: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-05
2:16 to 2:31
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: Z0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partly sunny. 58. Windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-05
5:15 PM to 6:15 PM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 57°F Wind SE @ 5mph Clear skies Visibility 10+
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: One on nest, the other came for short visit, then flew off.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-05
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, drizzly and cloudy
Other Activity: This female still does not have her mate....feel like he is either injured or dead. She is calling a lot the the other pair and the male from the other nest is mating with her and has brought stick for the nest...I am Dumbfounded.
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:
2023-05-05
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, cloudy and misty.
Other Activity: Male and female on platform #1, male has left several times bringing back sticks and straw. He left the nest shortly after and mated again with female on platform #2. I still have not seen the other male and feel he was injured or killed by an eagle.The male in nest #1 seems very attentive to his mate. Female from nest #2 left her platform and flew over the #1 nest which caused a ruckus...
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:
2023-05-05
7:00 AM to 7:30
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, cloudy and misty
Other Activity: Female on nest and male is on the marsh. Their activity has been very consistent...
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-05
1:00 PM. to 1:45 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 F, Scattered clouds, Light wind, Astronomical high tide covering most of the marsh uplands.
Other Activity: Female's head just barely visible at the top of the nest as she sits on egg(s).
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Male was on the pole perch, and then on a marsh boulder approximately 50 yards from the nest.
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:
2023-05-05
7:00 AM to 7:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, cloudy & misty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-05
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 62°F Wind NNE 6MPH Scattered clouds Visibility 10+
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from west beach
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-04
11:00 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, calm, 50F
Other Activity: osprey laying low in nest Other osprey not seen
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-04
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Female is alone crying in #2 platform...the male apparently is taking advantage of the situation with no other male present, by mating with her too.
Observation Method: car
General Comments: