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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-26
9:56 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Female on nest and male is preening in the dead tree to the right.
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-26
7:00 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 59 degrees
Other Activity: female on nest, male on marsh perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Lots more nesting material...foam or something light on there...they keep adding to it.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-26
7:15 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny ,59 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-25
7:40 AM to 8:45 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 F, 22% cloud cover, S 4mph
Other Activity: I observed Babson on the paddle over to Round, to Brophy and then on the way back to Fox Creek. From 7:40-8:00 an osprey was on the perch at Babson. It was not observed after that.
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-25
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 F, 22% cloud cover, S 4 MPH
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-25
8:20 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, 22% cloud cover, S 4MPH
Other Activity: Second adult osprey down in the marsh near the nest
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-25
6 AM to All day, every day
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2 adults
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Light wind from the south. Clear sunny sky
Other Activity: Female stays sitting on nest. Male spends most of the time in a tree on TEN POUNDS. I never see him bringing a fish to the nest so I am a little concerned about what the female eats and I have to guess that she is sitting on eggs. Nest is so small that I only see the male for a very short period of time each day.
Observation Method: My house deck facing the nest and island
General Comments: Has anyone been able to observe if there are eggs? I just bought new Zeiss binoculars but even at my three story high location, I cannot view down into the nest.
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-25
6:45 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, wind NW 13mph, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
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:
2022-05-25
7:20 PM to 7:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-25
8:20 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: Female on nest in incubating position. Male on nearby perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: