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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.

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Osprey Sightings Archive Search


11637 results:

Name: Lisa Manzi

Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
7:35 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: sunny, 27 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW

Other Activity:

Observation Method: through scope from Argilla

General Comments:

 

Name: Lisa Manzi

Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
8:05 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: sunny, 30 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW

Other Activity:

Observation Method: through scope from Farnham's area

General Comments:

 

Name: Carolyn Burt

Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
02:00 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Salisbury

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: cloudy; 44 degrees

Other Activity:

Observation Method: by foot

General Comments:

 

Name: David Powell

Nest Name:
ROW-12 - Rough Meadows Sanctuary Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
5:10bpm to 5:10 PM
at: Rowley

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 41, broken clouds, breezy

Other Activity:

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General Comments: Platform bare.

 

Name: David Powell

Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
5:00 PM to 5:10 PM
at: Rowley

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 41, Broken cloud, breezy

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Foot

General Comments: Platform totally bare of nesting material

 

Name: Joan O'Connor

Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
5 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Gloucester

Number of Adults Visible: 0

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: Cold!

Other Activity:

Observation Method: On foot

General Comments: No osprey; . Saw my first Eastern Bluebirds of this year

 

Name: Sean Riley

Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
9:30 AM to 9:30 AM
at: East Boston

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: rainy

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Web cam

General Comments: Osprey perched in the nest !

 

Name: Diane Dondero

Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
7:15 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Salisbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 36 degrees, sunny, 4mph winds

Other Activity: Moving from platform 1 to #2 for 20 mins then perching on platform #3.

Observation Method: On foot

General Comments: Welcome back!

 

Name: Diane Dondero

Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
8:44 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny

Other Activity:

Observation Method: In backyard

General Comments:

 

Name: Ava Steenstrup

Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
9:29 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 0

Number of Fledglings Visible: 0

Weather Conditions: Blue skies and 47 degrees F

Other Activity: Also observed it in flight and, finally, carrying nesting material to the existing stick nest on the tower.

Observation Method: Scoped from McCabe Park at the end of the Kernwood Bridge

General Comments:

 
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