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: chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-29
12:45 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, 70 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: Will recheck 6/30/20
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-29
08:39 AM to 09:31 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, cloudy, wind 6 mph
Other Activity: Both bird 1 and bird 2 were perched in nearby snag when I arrived. After about 15 minutes, bird 1 began vocalizing in the direction of the nest . Bird 1 appeared to be female, as evidenced by size and coloration. Bird 1 flew to nest, followed by bird 2, who landed briefly on bird 1's back. They did not appear to copulate. Both birds then took turns flying low in area and bringing back nest material. Bird 1 mostly brought sod-type materials, while bird 2 mostly brought sticks. Both arranged them on nest. At one point during this activity, bird 2 began vocalizing while bird 2 was out gathering. When bird 1 returned, another adult began flying around the nest area. The pair both vocalized. Two chicks observed, although it was difficult to see them both at the same time.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-29
6:20 PM to 6:35 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rainy, bad visibility, 65F, 97% humid, 5 MPH wind,
Other Activity: 1 OSPR was either feeding itself or chick(s) - visibility obscured
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-28
10:20 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, light E wind, Sunny
Other Activity: One adult eating on nearby piling, other perched on nest. The one eating finished then perched on spreader of nearby sailboat.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Strange? No young? Or had they finished and the adult continued on the piling?
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-28
09:28 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, light E wind, Sunny
Other Activity: All 3 nestlings perched with adult for short while then retreated below.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-27
7:45 AM to 8:25 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Low 70s, calm,, sunny with some high overcast
Other Activity: Female on nest, male on marsh across Mud Creek with food then flies to nest. Female starts feeding chick. Female leaves nest several times and returns with reeds or sticks; beginds feeding chick again.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Photos of nest work
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-27
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, humid, 75 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Form the back deck
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-27
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-26
6:30 PM to 7:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82deg mild evening, slight breeze, sunshine
Other Activity: No male osprey seen
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: It’s difficult to see up into the nest, but I don’t think there are any chicks yet. She stayed put the entire time we were observing. There was another large bird perched on a tree across the river, it looked like a turkey vulture or possibly a hawk. It was not the bald eagle. The turns were not happy with its presence, they were flying all around in large groups being very loud.
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-26
11:50 AM to 12:11 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84, sunny, winds SW 9mph
Other Activity: both adult osprey were on nest when I arrived. One was actively feeding the chicks. I could see two distinctly but there could be another one. A third osprey flew overhead and the adult osprey sounded the alarm and the third osprey left the area.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: