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: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
4 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Windy
Other Activity: No osprey sighted.
Observation Method: On foor
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
05:32 PM to 05:51 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Weather Conditions: cloudy, calm, warm
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General Comments: adult perched on post near water; did some grooming; it appears there is more nesting material (a bit of marsh hay) and some sticks although I did not see any being added
Name: Deborah McComiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
04:44 PM to 05:05 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
9:00 AM to 9:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, sunny no wind.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: I spoke with Eleanor, the land owner and she has seen two Osprey recently...moving from one perch to the other.
Name: Deborah McComiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
04:44 PM to 05:05 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Deborah McComiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
06:14 PM to 06:33 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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Weather Conditions: 52 degrees, overcast
Other Activity: one osprey perched on the nest at arrival, after 10 minutes, flew up to a tree branch where there was another osprey perched.
Observation Method: vehicle
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:
2023-04-04
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, no wind 48 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Saw two Osprey on platform, they looked to be two males...no necklace.
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:
2023-04-04
10:10 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Weather Conditions: 45 F, mostly cloudy, very light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
5:00pn to 630 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: no wind 45 degrees
Other Activity: Bob, the male, was spotted Sunday afternoon. for the last 2 days, he sat on the marsh post looking South. Pauline came in this afternoon. Bob was so excited he flew and swooped circles around her as she sat in the nest. they went fishing together and now they are eating in the nest.
Observation Method: back deck
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-04
9:55 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45 F, mostly cloudy, very light wind
Other Activity: The pair was still at the nest when we finished the loop of Choate Island at 11:30 PM.
Observation Method: by kayak
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