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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.

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Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.

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10992 results:

Name: Linda Pogson

Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
07:30 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 68 sunny

Other Activity:

Observation Method: From our house

General Comments: Ollie & Olivia were both on the nest & she was feeding 2 chicks. Then Ollie flew to a nearby tree & after a few minutes Olivia joined him. Finally saw another chick!

 

Name: Darcy Holland

Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: sunny, clear, warm, slight breeze

Other Activity: Adult had wings expanded perhaps for cooling / just able to see two chick heads bobbing / third one is probably still too small to see

Observation Method: Scope from home

General Comments:

 

Name: Anne McGovern

Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
12:45 PM to 12:53 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Foot

General Comments: I really hope the two nestlings were lying down flat but couldn’t see them at all this time. :( parent was standing at the side of the nest calling a lot

 

Name: Dorothy Rocklin

Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
04:47 PM to 05:02 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 78, sunny, ESE 5mph, gusts 11

Other Activity: female on nest, calling often to male for fish delivery, I assume. 2 chicks lying down, quiet and still

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: Had borrowed scope or wouldn't have been able to se chicks.

 

Name: Anne McGovern

Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
01:03 PM to 01:08 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Foot

General Comments: Didn’t see any chicks

 

Name: Dorothy Rocklin

Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
05:28 PM to 05:55 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 78 sunny, ESE 5mph, gusts 11

Other Activity: female on nest, and 2 chicks! Couldn't possibly have seen chicks without borrowed scope!! Female preening, and chicks active

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: Had borrowed scope

 

Name: Dorothy Rocklin

Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
05:45 PM to 05:55 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 3

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions:

Other Activity:

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: Had borrowed scope and saw 3 chicks for first time. The chicks are getting big. Male landed and left fish and took off. Female started feeding chicks.

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
SLM-06 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 74F, light breeze, sunny

Other Activity: Adult moved around a bit but the young didn't show.

Observation Method: On foot by scope from Forest River Park

General Comments:

 

Name: Sally McMurry

Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
02:40 PM to 03:08 PM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 75, mostly sunny, breezy, high tide

Other Activity: Two adults, one on nest and one on top of pylon. One nestling seen from time to time

Observation Method: On foot, binoculars from across cove

General Comments:

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 74F, light breeze, sunny

Other Activity: Both were perched, one left and returned with nesting material, the other placed it while the first went for more. One eventually left and the other squatted as if incubating.

Observation Method: On foot by scope from Forest River Park

General Comments: Maybe next year?

 
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