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: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slight breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One bird in nest and one on nearby perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
10:15 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, 60’s, gentle breeze
Other Activity: Observed single osprey sitting in nest for duration of observation. No additional activity.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
9:40 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, 60’s, gentle breeze
Other Activity: Initially Single osprey observed sitting in nest. Shortly thereafter second osprey arrived empty handed and perched on nest rim during balance of observation
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
8:55 AM to 9:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slight breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One bird hunkered down in nest. There were 2 more osprey in the trees on Dilly Island near the houseboat. They appeared to be fighting or playing. Not sure.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
8:05 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: One bird in nest and one on nearby perch.
Observation Method: boat
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:
2023-05-30
7:30 AM to 7:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: One bird in nest and the other on nearby perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
7:20 AM to 7:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: One bird in nest and one on nearby perch
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
7:45 AM to 7:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: Again no activity seen here.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
8:35 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, slight breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One bird on nest and one in marsh on driftwood nearby.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-30
8:15 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: One bird in nest and one in marsh on driftwood nearby. When I got close the bird left the driftwood and went into the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: