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: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-01
9:45 AM to 9:55 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57, windy, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-01
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57, windy, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: one osprey in nest, second perched on rock below
Name: KAREN REMBERT
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-01
12:47 to 1:02
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mid 50's, sunny and windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: home computer
General Comments: F on nest, kind of in crouched-down position, chirping M on far pole w/fish eating GREAT CLOSEUP with monitoring camera M at one point looking around and up -- as though there might be a predator around? shortly thereafter M begins to eat faster
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-01
08:30 AM to 09:11 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, cloudy, wind 10 mph
Other Activity: Bird #1 sitting on nest and bird #2 perched nearby
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-30
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 57F,cloudy
Other Activity: female inside nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-30
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees. clear, windy from west
Other Activity: No sign of any nest-building and no ospreys present
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-30
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, clear, 15 mph West wind
Other Activity: resident female is sitting on eggs. The resident male visits occasionally on the nest and otherwise perches on the other platforms. Today I heard the female make a warning call and saw another osprey flying high above the nest. It rapidly descended to a point immediately above the sitting female who gave more strident warning calls and finally raised its wings to ward off the intruder as the intruder hovered just above the nest. The intruder then flew away to the west. The resident male was not nearby at the time.
Observation Method: from back deck
General Comments: I like the auto-fill feature. It makes reporting much easier. We are getting many more visits by intruder ospreys than earlier in the season.
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-30
01:00 PM to 01:33 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-30
08:00 AM to 08:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degF, light wind from WSW, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: no sign of Osprey in area, no nesting material at platform
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: I may not continue checking this site
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-30
08:25 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 51 degF, no wind, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on nest, one on pole perch there was also another PAIR perched on a staddle directly out from the platform and about mid-way across the marsh - one was feeding self
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: