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: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-25
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 57 degrees, wing ESE 6mph, Cloudy, visibility 9 miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Upon arrival there was one osprey moving about in the nest. A short time later a second osprey arrived and entered the nest. At 2:05 PM one osprey departed the nest. No other activity was observed.
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:
2020-05-24
6:41 PM. to 7:32 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60℉ Sunny with wispy clouds; light breeze
Other Activity: One adult on nest and one in tree above; only saw head up sporadically by the one in nest; one in tree just watching and preening; during preening, this osprey would open a wing and systematically run his/her beak down the length of a feather and then repeat with the next feather; after about a half hour the one in tree flew down to nest and the adults changed places; same head bobbing by the one now in nest; one in tree stayed a short time and flew after another large bird who was nearing the nest; he/she did not return before observer departed.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-23
2:00 PM to 2:25 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57-58F, high wind with gusts to 35-40, thin overcast
Other Activity: female seemed restless, troubled by very strong winds from the SE
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-22
12:45 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 10-15 mph wind, 79F
Other Activity: One OSPR incubating in nest; a 2nd OSPR was perched on the 1st tower rung below the nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-22
10:20 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-22
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, sunny, breezy
Other Activity: One osprey incubating and the other osprey in the nearby marsh. The two birds swapped positions while we were observing.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-22
7:00 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s sunny
Other Activity: The female occasionally leaves the nest for up to an hour. The male sits on the eggs while she bathes in the salt pannes, flys around the marsh and comes back to the marsh perch. When he stands up from sitting on the eggs, she immediately returns to the nest. Interesting method of communication.
Observation Method: From the deck
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-22
11:40 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, sunny, breezy
Other Activity: Both osprey on nest together.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-22
11:20 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, sunny, breezy
Other Activity: One osprey incubating, one osprey on nearby perch and a third osprey in the marsh about 100' away.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
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:
2020-05-22
12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, wind 10-15mph, 78F
Other Activity: one cabin cruiser was anchored very close to the channel marker and the OSPR was perched on the nest when I arrived. Eventually it settled back into an incubating position. The channel traffic comes fairly close to the channel marker anyway, but this is the first time I've seen a boat actually anchor there. Hopefully, this hasn't disturbed the birds too much.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: