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: GAIL SMITH
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
12:05 to 12:25
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 42
Other Activity: one osprey was perched on the side of the nest the entire time. Two other osprey were flying around harassing each other.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
10:00 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear and cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: The season has started
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
3:50 to 4
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cold
Other Activity: Osprey sighted perched on a tree directly beside the nest . Only 1 bird. No mate observed
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: First sighting!
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
07:50 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, crisp/cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: via computer
General Comments: I can't believe it: first time I checked the site this year and two adults on nesting platform! Yippee.
Name: Paul Rizk
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
08:01:00 to 08:10:00
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: recorded video review
General Comments: Two osprey sited at the Gloucester pad on recorded video just after 8:00 am. Sorry I'm not qualified to say they're the two you're typically interested in. I think there's a crow around 9:00. The camera could be zoomed out a little if you want people to be able to see a bird standing on the perch without cropping it's head.
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:
2023-03-31
9:35 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 38 degrees F, Partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla and behind Crane boathouse
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
9:35 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 38 degrees F, Partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla and behind Crane boathouse
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
9:35 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 38 degrees F, partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla and behind Crane boathouse
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-31
13:21 PM to 13:30 PM
at: Beverly
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: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Deborah Mccomiskey
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-30
01:40 PM to 02:05 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 44, sunny, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: