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.
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Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
04:11 PM to 05:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy -- during monitoring some light rain
Other Activity: INTRUDER ON NEST 4:41 pm Banded intruder (female?) on nest with Annie and chicks. Annie somewhat passive; chicks calm. 4:50 Intruder eating fish on nest — I didn’t see how fish came to be at nest. Chicks trying to get some of fish from intruder, but not successful. 4:56 Annie vocal and both adults face off. Shortly thereafter Annie tries to drive intruder off nest. Both have wings extended. Intruder leaves nest but circles around 4 times while Annie leaps upward to keep him/her away. Then intruder seems to be led away from nest by Annie; nest with only chicks in it for a while. 5:05 Both Annie and Squam return to nest post; Squam has piece of fish, which Annie grabs from his talons and begins to feed the very hungry chicks. Squam flies off nest post but returns shortly and stays on “staging” post away from nest. 5:14 Fish devoured; Annie leaves nest; Squam remains on his post — intruder still not visible at 5:30.
Observation Method: via home computer
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
05:35 PM to 05:55 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Other Activity: 5:35 I didn’t see her bring fish back, but apparently Annie caught fish and has brought it directly back to the nest to feed herself and hungry chicks. Squam remains on staging post. Chicks being fed, but also trying to pull fish apart along with Annie. Aggressive chick dominating the feeding; shyer one is trying to eat from the tail of the fish but is not very successful in tearing fish apart. Finally shy chick is being fed by Annie, but aggressive one still dominating. (I sign off at 5:55)
Observation Method: via home computer
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
9:25 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light clouds.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Single on nest....land owner has seen them sporadically.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
9:25 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: believe the nest is abandoned.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
9:00 AM to 9:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, light wind
Other Activity: I believe there are two nestlings.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Two very healthy chicks, flapping wings.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-29
8:30 AM to 8:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 60s, cloudy
Other Activity: Jake has spent the last 2 days flying around the marsh with his dad. Today he caught his first fish.
Observation Method: From deck
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:
2021-07-28
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 75F,calm
Other Activity: 2 nestlings feeding inside nest. No adults seen
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-28
12:25 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 68F, 89%humid, 8 mph wind, hi tide, mostly sunny
Other Activity: 3 nestlings standing in the nest, then one flew away (now fledged?) while the other 2 watched the 1st one intently; one of the two flapped its wings several times and was able to lift a few inches above the nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-28
8:00 AM to 8:05 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: