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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-05
11:14 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny skies, calm 78 degrees.
Other Activity: Female on nest, male seems to be fishing and circling above...he flew over to the ocean side. Did not see him return upon my leaving area.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-05
10:36 AM to 10:57 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, blue sky, calm 77 degrees.
Other Activity: Female nesting while male is in dead tree eating.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
6:30 AM to 7:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, clear, calm
Other Activity: Male is perched on the perching post on the nest platform and female is repeatedly taking small bits of fish and feeding a chick deep in the nest, The chick is not visible because the nest is so deep, After feeding the chick the female at the rest of the fish and the male ate a fish on the perching post.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: 2020-06-04The male has been bringing lots of new nesting material and the nest is getting bigger. An intruding female osprey is visiting regularly and being chased away by the resident male.
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
10:30 AM to 11.00 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 F, light wind, blue sky, some high fluffy clouds
Other Activity: Male arrived with small fish, shared with female, perched on post then went to platform and started rearranging sticks, female got up, joined in-lots of moving around each other. Female resettled. Male back to perch, then left to south high over Parker Sound
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
07:30 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
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:
2020-06-04
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80deg muggy evening. Minimal wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat - dead low tide
General Comments: Female osprey Millie was on the nest looking around during our observation. We did not see the male today, but it was low tide and we could not see above the marsh grass. Bald eagle was perched on its nest across the marsh
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:
2020-06-04
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80deg muggy evening. Minimal wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat - dead low tide
General Comments: Female osprey Millie was on the nest looking around during our observation. We did not see the male today, but it was low tide and we could not see above the marsh grass. Bald eagle was perched on its nest across the marsh
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:
2020-06-04
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80deg muggy evening. Minimal wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat - dead low tide
General Comments: Female osprey Millie was on the nest looking around during our observation. We did not see the male today, but it was low tide and we could not see above the marsh grass. Bald eagle was perched on its nest across the marsh
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
10:15 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: