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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,75F,breezy,dry,
Other Activity: 1 osprey inside nest
Observation Method: fppt
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
06:50 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degF, no wind, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult perched at the nest, at least one chick floundering around in nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
06:50 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degF, no wind, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: two adults at nest, one is feeding itself; two chicks visible in nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
06:50 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degF, no wind, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult perched at nest, at least two juvs in the nest - with all the body parts floundering around it's hard to tell if there was a third
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
07:20 AM to 07:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degF. no wind, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: two adults at the nest, one of them moved over to the post perch; two chicks could be seen in the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
07:20 AM to 07:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degF. no wind, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: nest is abandoned, but again an adult pair is on the post perch near NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2, one of those two is feeding itself
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
2:15 pl to 2:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Warm, breezy, 40-60 % cloud cover
Other Activity:
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Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
2:30 PM to 2:55
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, 80, light breeze
Other Activity: See General Comments
Observation Method: Vehicle and Foot
General Comments: Initially one Adult was observed low in the nest. Very soon after arrival a second adult, with a fish, went to the perch and began to feed. This got the attention of the nest sitter who stood up and watched Osprey number two feed. I did not observe any nestling activity. After 15 minutes the nest sitter went back to being low in the nest and appeared to be fusing around a bit. Not seeing any nestlings I wonder if the pair may possibly be caring for sterile eggs.
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
1:25 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear skies, 80, mild winds
Other Activity: See General Comments
Observation Method: Vehicle and foot
General Comments: A lot going on. Nest appeared empty upon arrival. After 10 minutes an adult perched on the side of the nest for 2 minutes and departed. Moments later another adult arrived with a fish closely followed by yet another also with a fish. Both landed in the nest. Curiously I observed no feeding activity . A third adult made an attempt to land on the nest but was met with mild resistance form the two already there, encouraging it to move on which it did. At about the 20 minute mark the two adults in the nest departed, leaving the fish behind. Again no feeding activity observed.