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: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-17
8:30 AM to 8:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 44 F, no clouds, WNW 11 MPH
Other Activity: Osprey were not on the nest at first. One arrived and then the other after 5 minutes. One left again shortly after.
Observation Method: Vehicle, through the scope from Argilla near Crane Beach entrance
General Comments: Scanned back and forth between Round Island, Brophy and Babson.
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:
2022-04-17
8:30 AM to 8:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 44 F, no clouds, WNW 11 MPH
Other Activity: No osprey observed on the nest or in the marsh around the nest
Observation Method: Vehicle through scope from Argilla
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-17
19:00 to 19:22
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Breezy, cool, 0-20% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
09:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, very windy, overcast, rising tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
09:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, very windy, overcast, rising tide
Other Activity: 1 on nest, 1 on perch. A hundred yards away sitting on the reeds were 2 adult eagles and an immature eagle.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
09:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, gale, overcast, rising tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
09:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, gale, overcast, rising tide
Other Activity: 1 on nest, one on perch
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
6:30 AM to 8:25 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57, 10 mph SW, cloudy
Other Activity: There has been fighting over the nest on Platform 1 all morning. The typical pattern is for the current resident pair to be on the platform and to be attacked by an intruding female. The resident male leaves the nest, but does not actively chase the intruding female. He either flies away or flies to perch on another platform while the intruder continues to attack. Sometimes the resident female is dislodged and chases the intruder. If the intruder goes to perch on another platform the resident female flies over to chase the intruder away and then returns to platform 1.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: The behavior of the resident male is unusually passive. In previous years the resident male has been the chief defender of the nest site and has chased all intruders away while the resident female typically stayed on the nest.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
03:20 PM to 03:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69F, ptly cldy, wind gusty from South
Other Activity: Both perched on nest when we arrived. One left soon after and hadn't returned when we left.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-16
02:15 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69F, ptly cldy, wind gusty from South
Other Activity: Both initially squatted, later they rose and mated. The male left right after.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: