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: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-08
01:14 PM to 01:35
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 100% Overcast, cool
Other Activity: Both birds flew to adjacent nest, Annisquam River #1, landed briefly, and then flew off
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-08
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, wind NNE, 9 mph, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-08
02:00 PM to 02:25 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53F, S at 9mph, overcast
Other Activity: Both perched, side by side on separate perch near the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-08
02:00 PM to 02:25 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53F, S at 9mph, overcast
Other Activity: One squatted down on nest, other arrived and perched on one post, then another for about 5 minutes then left again.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
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:
2021-05-08
5:50 PM to 6:05 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50F, 8mph wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-07
02:35 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F E at 13mph sunny
Other Activity: No other osprey visible
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Visibility not good from roadside viewing. White spot visible above the edge of the nest appears to be osprey head.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-07
10:25 AM to 12:25 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees Winds E 10-12 mph 15% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-07
01:55 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, E at 13 mph, sunny
Other Activity: One squatted down on nest, other on the ground nearby. Nest seems substantial, about a foot and a half, considering they started from a new platform.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-07
02:15 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, E at 13 mph, sunny
Other Activity: Female squatted down on nest. Male arrived about 10 minutes later with fish then left. Female rose and began eating.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-07
02:35 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F E at 13mph sunny
Other Activity: One incubating, the other chasing gulls and circling overhead
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: