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: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-02
3:00 PM. to 4:00 PM.
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 42, gusty NW winds
Other Activity: mating
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Debra Darby
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-01
02:30 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Foggy and 45 degrees
Other Activity: Small harbor seal on rock adjacent to the marker.
Observation Method: On foot from Wonson Cove, Rocky Neck.
General Comments: Some old nest material visible.
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-01
4:15 to 4:40
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: COOL; PARTLY CLOUDY
Other Activity: Osprey was perched on a tree near the nest. Osprey was preening his/her self
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Bonnie Bedell
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-01
10:20 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: rainy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: watching live
General Comments: adult osprey on perch eating a fish
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-01
11:00 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, drizzle ?
Other Activity:
Observation Method: home computer
General Comments: Adult on nest perch; grooming. Looks like there could be a small amount of new nest material added. Adult flew off at 11:08am
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
8:00 AM to 4:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 50's
Other Activity: Ollie arrived yesterday. He spent some time this morning chasing an adult & juvenile eagle from the area. Olivia arrived during the day and Ollie was bringing sticks to the nest later in the day.
Observation Method: from our house and on foot from the rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
8:30 to 9:00
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 34 degrees, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Building nest on platform 2
Observation Method: Backyard
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
14:06 PM to 14:20 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny & cold, mild wind from SE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Osprey left soon after we arrived, presumably was a male about to fetch more nesting material.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
13:46 PM to 13:52 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny & cold, mild wind from SE
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
14:06 PM to 14:20 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny and cold, light wind.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: