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: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-23
6:15 AM. to 6:30 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40F, overcast, winds 10W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Debra Darby
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-23
11.:50 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Raining hard, and temperature about 54 degrees. No wind in the harbor.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot at Wonson Cove, Rocky Neck
General Comments: Additional nesting material has been added since the last site observation.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-23
6:00 PM. to (6:35 PM.)
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 47 F, rain, light wind, low tide
Other Activity: Female hunched down on the nest perch.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: The male was not present.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-23
6:30 AM to 8:42 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, pending all day rain coming soon. 47 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments: Pauline first started sitting on the nest yesterday, April 22. The countdown begins. Bob frequently comes by with a fish and to hang out. His nest perch is now not visible or useable. They built this year’s next so high that it covers his perch.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-22
3:10 PM to 3:15:PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: There was one osprey on the perch that is on the platform.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-22
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 45
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: One of the osprey was on the nest and the other one was in the tree just outside our window. No sign of incubating yet. The other day the eagle was in the tree outside our window & Ollie was flying at him until he finally flew away.
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:
2023-04-22
1:30 to 4:00
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy Tide coming in
Other Activity: We have two Osprey today!!! Both circling overhead and perching on treetops while hunting. We did not see any action near the platform yet.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-22
2:45 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy - 48
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Raddin St.
General Comments: There was one osprey on the nest. The nest is really big now. Just 2 weeks ago there was no sign of a nest on he channel marker.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-22
9:15 AM. to 9:45 AM.
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 47 F, overcast, windy, low tide
Other Activity: During my Earth Day observation there was a brief moment of mating that took place (first time I have seen this anywhere!)
Observation Method: On the Osprey Cam
General Comments: After hooking up the male went to the pole perch. Then he came back to the nest, and the two sat side-by-side for a little while. The female flew away after a few minutes.
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-22
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cool, mild breeze, overcast
Other Activity: Two adults. One sitting in nest the other perched on nest rim. No other activity observed
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: