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: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
12 PM to 1 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Pair of osprey hanging out on nest and on the adjacent light stand. Each took flights to river. One came back with a fish and flew around with it for quite awhile. Also had earlier tussled with an immature bald eagle. Lots of people enjoying them.
Name: Mary Tess Crotty
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
9:50 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: low 50s, windy (9mph NE)
Other Activity: One osprey (assume the male) was hunting for food, observed flying toward downtown area, gone for about 10 minutes, then appeared again on the nest
Observation Method: Paddleboard
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
2:17 PM to 2:35 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58°, sunny and the wind
Other Activity: Female is sitting in the center of the nest, and moved to perch on the edge. The male is not around.
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
2:17 PM to 2:35 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 58 degrees
Other Activity: Female is laying in center of nest. Mail is not around. She seems quite comfortable.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Yay!!!
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
4:45 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, wind SE 9mph, fair
Other Activity: Male perched.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
4:15 PM to 4:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, wind SE 9mph, fair
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-28
4:50 to 5:10
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 C, some clouds and a slight breeze
Other Activity: When my son and I arrived, only one adult was visible in nest. After a few minutes the second adult arrived with a small rodent. It flew over to a tree about 50 meters away and proceeded to eat it.
Observation Method: On foot from the observation platform.
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-27
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: one osprey in nest, other eating a fish perched on the stone bricbrac on the shore
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-27
10:20 AM to 10:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, cloudy light east wind
Other Activity: Female is sitting deep on the nest on platform 2. This is new and may be an egg. Male is perched on platform 3 with a live shad that is still wiggling.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: I think that my earlier report today that there were no osprey present at the Ring's Island site was not correct. The female is so low in the nest that I could only see the top of her head with a telescope. The earlier report was done without looking through the scope.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-27
8:00 AM to 8:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42 degrees, partly cloudy, light east wind
Other Activity: the female just returned to platform 2.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: