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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degF, light wind from NNE, clear sky
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
07:30 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
10:35 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degF, no wind, clear sky
Other Activity: twice there was a bird on NEW-07 but none at NEW-01, then there would be a bird on NEW-01 and none at NEW-07; I never saw it fly, but perhaps it was the same bird
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: this nest is very far and difficult to see - maybe I can find a better observation spot
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degF, light wind from NNE, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult on perch feeding itself, one adult at nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
10:35 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degF, no wind, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult at nest, one adult on perch feeding itself, third bird flew across behind the platform then continued north
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
10:35 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degF, no wind, clear sky
Other Activity: twice there was a bird on NEW-07 but none at NEW-01, then there would be a bird on NEW-01 and none at NEW-07; I never saw it fly, but perhaps it was the same bird
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
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:
2023-04-13
09:40 AM to 09:55 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69F, mostly sunny, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle. from Little Nahant.
General Comments: difficult to see into "basket"
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
10:30 AM to 10:48 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: osprey perched on nest on the rocks below the channel marker
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
10:05 AM to 10:23
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69F, light wind, mostly sunny
Other Activity: 1 osprey sitting in nest. 1 osprey feeding self on rocks below the nest.
Observation Method: vehicle. seen from Nahant Causeway.
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-13
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degF, light breeze, clear sky
Other Activity: adult on nest, adult on perch, both feeding
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: