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: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
07:45 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55, sunny winds SE 10 mph
Other Activity: One adult on nest another perched below
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
10 AM to 10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
10 AM to 10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
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Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
10 AM to 10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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General Comments: 4/9/21
Name: Betsy Ridge Madsen
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
14:00 PM to 14:15
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 53" sunny, clear, mid tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot, using spotting scope
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
6:00 AM to 5:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Other Activity: 6-7:30 Bob watching the nest Noon - Pauline arrives and watches the nest from a nearby tree. Bob starts furiously bringing in marsh grass and large branches. 5pm - Pauline joins him in the nest. Sitting side by side.
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Name: dave rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
12 PM to 12 PM
at: Essex
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Name: sean Riley
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-09
6 AM to 10 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
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General Comments: with alot of disruptions of the birds setting up the camera we are happy to be done pushing them off the nest. The pair is now settled in and bringing nesting material into the nest. Interesting the pair is alot less vocal with each other this season than last.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
11:36 AM to 11:48 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 57, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: 4/8/21