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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
03:40 PM to 03:55 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 76F, SSE 4mph, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Male was down on the marsh a short distance from the nest. The large fledgling and the smaller chick were perched on the nest. No evidence that the smaller was ready to fly.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
10 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Plum Is bridge
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Plum Island Bridge
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:30 to 9:50
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 65, light breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot - binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
6:15 AM to 6:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, no wind, sunny
Other Activity: Could only see one osprey from a distance. Possible that the chicks were still hunkered down since it was early.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
6:35 AM to 6:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, no wind, sunny
Other Activity: I think this was one adult and two fledglings but I could be mistaken. They were quite active and vocal. Two took flight and one stayed perched. The two came right back to the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
7:45 AM to 7:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, no wind, sunny
Other Activity: Two birds perched in nest. I believe it was one adult and one chick.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
7:15 AM to 7:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, no wind, sunny
Other Activity: One adult on nearby perch in marsh and there were two birds perched in the nest that I think were one adult and one chick.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 63F, 79% humid, 3 MPH wind, sunny, clear, high tide
Other Activity: 2 OSPR on nest, one flew away and came back later; that was a fledgling; the remaining OSPR flapped its wings often and was able to lift off the nest a few inches; an adult OSPR landed and perched on the nest with the two others.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-31
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees clear, 15 mph NW
Other Activity: No osprey on the nest, but while I was watching an osprey flew over the nest and circled lower so I thought it would land, but it did not and flew off up river.
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments: There is a little bit of nesting material on the platform, but the nest is not active.