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: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-03
07:10 AM to 05:01 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy; some breeze
Other Activity: I've been watching on and off all day and note one osprey (male ?) mostly on the far perch, sometimes at the nest. Looking back through today's history, I noted that at 12:46 there was new nesting material on the platform. Also, around 3:15 he (?) brought and ate a fish at the far post. It seems to me that this bird looks different than Squam.
Observation Method: via home computer
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-03
10:30 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 DEGREES, CLEAR SKY
Other Activity: Observed the cloacal kiss! Male flew in and mounted female, then perched nearby
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-03
7:00 AM to 2:09 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny the clouding over 40s
Other Activity: Eating fish
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-03
16:30 to 17:00
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 50°F Wind ENE @ 9 gust 12 mph Overcast clouds Visibility 10 miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from west beach
General Comments: Only one adult visible
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-02
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 39 F/wind 18 MPH with higher gusts/about 15 percent cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle from Argilla with scope
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-02
8:30 AM to 8:45 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 39 f/wind 18 with higher gusts/15 percent cloud cover
Other Activity: Through the spotting scope, an osprey on a nest to the west of and at a greater distance than Brophy was visible; it seems that it might be Soganese.
Observation Method: vehicle with scope from Argilla
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-02
8 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50's partly cloudy
Other Activity: Nest building and perched in marsh
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-02
12:09 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Windy 30s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-02
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: One adult perched on a tree branch
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-02
3:45 PM to 4:15 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: One adult perched on a tree branch
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: