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: Deborah Mccomiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-18
05:47 PM to 6:04 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy, breezy, cool
Other Activity: one osprey perched on the nest seemed to be doing a bit of housekeeping on the inside of the nest then flew up to perch in the tree adjacent with the other one.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-18
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees cloudy and light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: One osprey on platform, sitting down.
Name: Robyn LAFATA
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-18
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees. cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: empty platform but Kestrel seems to be enjoying it.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-18
1:45 PM to 2:15 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast
Other Activity: The pair mated during the observation The female spent most of the time low in the nest The male few off
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: This is a great platform for bird observation. Today, I spotted: A pair of swans’ A pair of heron on a nest Many other birds like red winged blackbirds, northern flickers, Canadian geese.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-18
5:15 PM to 5:50 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 54°F Wind WSW 6 GUST 13 MPH Broken cloud cover Visibility greater then 10 miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope fro West beach
General Comments: 2 adults active on nest
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-18
5:15 PM to 5:50 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 54°F Wind WSW 6 GUST 13 MPH
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: No activity yet this season
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-17
9:15 to 9:25
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Foggy 58
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: There was one female perched on the platform and a nest on the platform for the first time!
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.