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: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-26
4:45 PM to 5 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 20 % cloud cover, dry
Other Activity: One bird in the nest incubating, another perched nearby
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, clear, light NE
Other Activity: No sign of any nest-building and no ospreys in the vicinity
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
6:00 to 6:30
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy mist
Other Activity: One Osprey has been visible almost every day We have not seen the second Osprey again Nest remains empty no action at all on or near platform
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Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
06:45 AM to 06:47 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50s, overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Cherry Underwood
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
10:05 AM to 11:29 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52, 4 mph wind, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
2:25 PM to 2:35 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees F, partly cloudy, wind E 10 MPH
Other Activity: Also observed the nest on the return trip when 1 was lying in the nest, and the other bird was down near a rock by the nest.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
08:05 AM to 08:23 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, mild
Other Activity: Squam on nest pole; Annie in nest. Looks like she might lay an egg in the next couple of days.
Observation Method: home 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:
2023-04-25
11:58 AM to noon
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity: ONE EGG in the nest!
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Deborah Mccomiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
12:02 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees party cloudy slight breeze
Other Activity: another Osprey flew high above while this pair chirped at it until it flew up the river. This was not one from the adjacent nest. This pair were displaying incubating and copulation. And just as I had arrived one flew in with a fish. One osprey was eating the fish while perched on the nest. The other was down in the nest incubating.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Deborah Mccomiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-25
12:02 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees party cloudy slight breeze
Other Activity: another Osprey (not one from adjacent nest) flew high above while this Osprey perched on the nest. She (I think, she seemed larger, couldn't get a good view of 'necklace' though) was constantly calling/vocalizing the entire time I was there. Recording/photos are available.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: