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: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-17
8:00 to 9:30
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, drizzle almost high tide
Other Activity: Perched on treetop for a while, possibly hunting, came back and perched again on different tree. On the other side of river from platform.
Observation Method:
General Comments: Osprey have arrived!!!! :) Hoping there will be two and they will nest on the platform! Today was our first sighting and he/she was perched on the treetops for aprox 1hr.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-17
3:30 PM. to 4:00 PM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53, steady rain, light wind, high tide, foggy
Other Activity: Possible osprey sighted in a tree (across the Parker River from the heretofore unused nesting platform). White object (like the head of an osprey) observed at the top of a white pine tree.
Observation Method: In car on Middle Road with binoculars.
General Comments: Too distant to tell if it was a male or a female.
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-17
09:00:am to 04:00:pm
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: High 40’s, overcast mostly, little wind, occasional rain or drizzle
Other Activity: One pair of birds is clearly allied and bonded to this next site. The third bird was regularly attempting to attract attention but was driven off repeatedly. Many close fly-by moments
Observation Method: From house with spotting scope
General Comments: The pair arrived late March and has actively been working on the nest since. Today, both birds seemed to bring sticks or grass, while a third bird engaged off an on before being driven off. Now, both birds have gone off for a time.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-17
2:15 PM. to 2:35 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, rain, light wind, high tide.
Other Activity: Female sitting on platform perch. Male on separate perch pole.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Male moved to the marsh grass approximately 50 yards from the nest platform.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-16
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, foggy, calm
Other Activity: The resident pair did some nest-building on platform 1 and then moved to platform 2 and did some nest-building and mating there. They have made very little progress on building a nest and can't decide which platform to settle on. The must be an inexperienced pair..
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-16
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees - cloudy - low drizzle
Other Activity: one perched / one skirting low across the marsh
Observation Method: on foot with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-16
12:55 PM. to 1:10 PM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees winds 10 mph nne
Other Activity: One osprey on nest feeding itself; one on perch nearby. That one left and when located was in marsh grass eating something.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-16
12:55 PM. to 1:10 PM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, cloudy, closed in winds 10 nne
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Very closed in making much more difficult to see Graf; so not a good report but could not see any movement.
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-16
02:20 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58f, LIGHT WIND, CLOUDY
Other Activity: 1 in "basket" another perched the side
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-16
02:57 PM to 03:16 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, light wind, cloudy
Other Activity: 1 Osprey perched on top of channel marker. Second Osprey flew in to nest with fish.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: