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:
2023-03-28
5 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cold!
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: No osprey; . Saw my first Eastern Bluebirds of this year
Name: Sean Riley
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
9:30 AM to 9:30 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rainy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Web cam
General Comments: Osprey perched in the nest !
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
7:15 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 36 degrees, sunny, 4mph winds
Other Activity: Moving from platform 1 to #2 for 20 mins then perching on platform #3.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Welcome back!
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
8:44 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: In backyard
General Comments:
Name: Ava Steenstrup
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
9:29 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Blue skies and 47 degrees F
Other Activity: Also observed it in flight and, finally, carrying nesting material to the existing stick nest on the tower.
Observation Method: Scoped from McCabe Park at the end of the Kernwood Bridge
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
12:45 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Observation from Tweo Penny Lane
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-27
11:15 AM. to 11:45 AM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Low tide, partly cloudy, moderate wind, 54 degrees.
Other Activity: No osprey sighted near the platform or on the marshland nearby. Nest material (sticks mostly), on platform weathered as if from last season; measuring approximately 15 inches high.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: My first report of the season.
Name: Stanley Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-26
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53F, 15 mph wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-26
12:00 to 12:30
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: No Osprey have arrived yet
Name: JOHN HART
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-26
12:05 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50F, CLOUDY
Other Activity:
Observation Method: FOOT
General Comments: The platform was empty with no nesting material visible.