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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-24
13:40 PM to 13:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 deg, windy, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-24
12:25 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 deg, windy, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-20
2:00 PM to 2:30
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 40's gusty west wind
Other Activity: nest recon
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Most of previous years nest has been blown off the tree.
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:
2023-03-20
11:00 to 11:30
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-04
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46F, high wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-01-28
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, wind SSE 12mph, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: The nest size has increased dramatically since my last report. Sill, no Ospreys seen, though I could hear them.
Name: Molly ODonnell
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-12-27
4:00 PM to 4:05 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Approx. 40*f with winds at 9mph. Setting Sun/fading light.
Other Activity: 1 Adult Bald Eagle was observed just sitting there. This is the third time I’ve observed. First was approx. 2 weeks before. Second time was on Christmas Day in the morning (~9am).
Observation Method: First time and this time I was in a car. The second sighting (Christmas Day) was by foot walking the dog. Observed with the naked eye.
General Comments: Very little head movement all three times so I thought it was a decoy to dispel smaller nuisance birds, but it’s not always there. Was glad to have found there’s a nest known and on the same light pole I observed!
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-09-15
08:00 AM to 08:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: The last of 3 fledglings left 2-3 days ago. it had lingered for a week after the other two left. So, season over.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-09-06
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: rain, cloudy 65
Other Activity: Both fledglings are still here, one was perched on the marsh while the other was on the nest eating.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: This is the latest I have ever seen these here.
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-09-05
07:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: rain and wind
Other Activity: Fledgling perched on nest
Observation Method: From house
General Comments: This is the last of the fledglings for this nest. This individual has continued to spend long periods on the nest. The other fledglings were last seen several weeks ago. An adult, presumably the male, has continued to provide a fish once or twice a day. The fledgling makes periodic short flights throughout the day, and occasionally it goes for more extended periods. It is not clear that this bird has returned to the nest with a fish it caught on its own.