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: Debra Darby
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
04:15 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: clear and sunny, temperature around 48 degrees and wind estimated 10 mph out of SW
Other Activity: Birds observed perched on Ten Pound Island. Both flew to nest and landed in nest; one bird left almost immediately, and the other bird remained for 5 minutes before flying back to Ten Pound Island. The birds appeared to return to the same perching spots on Ten Pound Island.
Observation Method: On foot from Rocky Neck.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 12 mph
Other Activity: Checked again at 1:50PM on the way back, but no activity
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 36 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments: Bob and Pauline have settled down into a routine. They head out early for a fishing trip and come back to home base to eat. Bob stays in the nest to eat while Pauline eats on her marsh post. Some black crows set up near them, hoping to grab some leftovers. Lots of red tail hawks here and Bob carefully watches them. Earlier this week when the temp was low thirties accompanied by huge wind gusts, they huddled in the nest together.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
12:50 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 10 mph
Other Activity: 2 adults initially on the nest, one in and one on the perch. Then one went down in the marsh by a rock.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 13 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees F, sunny, wind sse 12 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-09
07:42 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sky - scattered clouds Temperature: 31 - 37°F Wind: 2 - 5mph Wind Direction: NW - NE Cloud Cover: 0%
Other Activity: 1 flew into the Sound as I arrived and did not return while I was viewing
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:
2023-04-08
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 degrees, clear windy 15 mph NW
Other Activity: No osprey on the platform or in the air and no sign of any nesting activity
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-12 - Rough Meadows Sanctuary Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-08
2:10 PM to 2:11 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: Platform has been removed from power pole on roadside -Patmos Rd.
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-08
2:20 PM to 2:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Mid forties, breezy, clear sky
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From Nelsons Island parking area with scope.
General Comments: . Tough call due to heat haze but single bird shape and dark body and white head visible and movement.