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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
07:40 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degF, strong wind from NNW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird in nest, busy, possibly feeding chicks - but can't tell for sure
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degF, swirly breeze, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird in nest preening itself; one chick head visible; second bird on post perch, flew off, hunting over water, came back to nest with load of grass; third bird flew in, hovering and flapping right at the heads of the other two, then flew away
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
11:00 to 11:20
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68, sunny, breezy
Other Activity: The male was perched below eating until the chick started calling. The male flew up to the nest with a small fish but then blocked my view of the proceedings. I did see on chick but it seemed as though the female was eating but she may have been feeding another chick.
Observation Method: foot with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
3:28 PM to 3:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70, CLEAR SKIES, GEMNTLE BREEZE
Other Activity: SINGLE OSPREY ON PERCH CONSUMING A FISH. NO OSPEREY VISIBLE IN NEST.
Observation Method: FOOT
General Comments: I HAD JUST COME FROM OBSERVING GLO2 WHERE I SAW A SINGLE OSPREY ON RIM OF NEST. I HOPED TO FIND TWO OSPREY ON GLO3 BUT AS EXPECTED FOUND ONE AND HAVE YET TO FIND ANY INDICATION THAT GLO2 AND GLO3 ARE BOTH OCCUPIED. I SUSPECT THE GLO3 PAIR FROM 2020 ARE TRAVELING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN GLO2 AND GLO3 AND WE LIKELY DO NOT HAVE TWO OCCUPIED NESTS AND MAY HAVE TWO DRY NESTS AS WE DID IN 2020.
Name: Sue Ross
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
12/05/pm to 12:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: At last, two osprey together on the nest.
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
3:11 PM to 3:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, 70 degrees, gentle breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Single osprey perched of rim of nest. No nestling or incubation activity observed. Observing GLO3 from this spot it appeared there was an osprey on the perch. Still investigating potential that GLO3 pair is, like 2021, going back and forth between GLO3 and GLO2.
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
03:55 PM. to 05:20 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61℉ Partly cloudy; very still
Other Activity: One adult perched on nest, seemingly very alert but no sign of youngsters or the other adult.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Interestingly, during this visit I discovered two heron's nests quite near to the osprey nest. There was one adult heron perched on each nest. Years ago this was a heron rookery and I have seen the occasional heron in the area. This was the FIRST time that I have seen evidence that at least two herons are still nesting at Carter Fields.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-23
1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, W10 MPH, 43% humid, high tide,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: although previous sightings confirmed adult OSP feeding 2 chicks, only one adult OSP observed this time sitting low in nest, apparently incubating again.
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-22
07:00 AM to 10:01 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: ovdercast, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-06-22
10:45sm to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High 70s, very little wind
Other Activity: One adult Osprey in nest cup at the beginning of the observation and then perched near on the nest the rest of the time. Nestling did not show itself in full for 30 minutes. Rather large (larger than a robin) at this point and only saw one nestling the entire time.
Observation Method:
General Comments: