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 Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-30
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74F, partly cloudy, light breeze
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:
2020-05-30
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-30
5:12 PM to 5:33 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 degrees, hot, no wind, sunny, scattered clouds, really high tide, beautiful
Other Activity: One Osprey perched on a post, way over to the left of the nest area.
Observation Method: on foot, from the end of Island Rd, walking left down the marsh, observed at the same time as Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-30
4:36 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 degrees, hot, sunny, scattered clouds, no wind, really high tide, beautiful!
Other Activity: Male Osprey on the nest perch, female in the nest bowl on eggs. The female stood up for a wing stretch and settled back down on the eggs. Saw 3 bunnies along the way!
Observation Method: on foot, down the mowed grass road (thank you!) and down the gravel road to the edge of the marsh
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-30
5:12 PM to 5:33 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 degrees, hot, sunny, scattered clouds, no wind, really high tide, beautiful
Other Activity: So happy to see one adult Osprey perched on the marsh perch and one adult Osprey in the nest bowl - head visible. The last couple of times I visited, I was left wondering how this nesting season was going. All appears to be well! Neighbors have enjoyed watching the Ospreys fish and carrying the fish.
Observation Method: on foot, from the end of Island Rd., walking left down the marsh
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-30
05:01 PM. to 08:13 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny with few clouds; calm; 79 ℉
Other Activity: One adult on nest (male, I think), head bobbing above the nest rim occasionally but mostly nothing could be seen; after a long time, other adult (female?) flew onto nest; adults immediately changed places; the one leaving nest sat many minutes on dead tree beside the nest and finally flew off; adult on nest ate for several minutes before settling down quietly on nest; did not appear to be feeding anything else; much later adult (male?) flew back briefly onto nest but then flew away again
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Because I was looking through the monocular when the female (?) flew onto nest, I did not see if she was carrying anything. But I think that she must have brought something to nest because she started eating immediately after the male (?) flew to next tree. He did not eat.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-30
7:50 PM to 8:05 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74F, clear/setting sun, wind 4 MPH
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-29
7:45 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees cloudy 15 MPH SW
Other Activity: Both parents are perched on the nest. The female is feeding herself and also appears to be feeding a chick deep in the nest. The chick is not visible, but both parents are looking into the nest and appear to be admiring their offspring.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: 2020-05-29 The male osprey has been chasing all kinds of intruders away regularly. I've recently seen the male chase a bald eagle, a turkey vulture and a great white egret. I've also seen it chasing away another female osprey that is regularly visiting and hovering above the nest and the resident female until the male chases it away. The intruding female often perches on platform 3 and the resident male attacks and tries to make her fly away--usually successfully after a few diving attacks. The male also chases great blue herons that are flying and tries to chase herons that land in the creek. Typically the herons stand their ground when attacked while in the creek
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-29
1:45 to 2:00
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 80, winds 17 SW
Other Activity: male was perched below most of the time but flew up to the nest for a few minutes then returned to the perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-29
12:20 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, partly sunny, light winds
Other Activity: One on nest, the second arrived and perched at about 12:50
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: