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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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Name: Tim Simmons

Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-10
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 60, overcast, calm wind

Other Activity:

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: Fledgling on nest when I arrived. Vocalized and flew downstream

 

Name: Gail Smith

Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-10
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Marblehead

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: cloudy, 65, light wind

Other Activity:

Observation Method: on foot with binoculars

General Comments: I assume they are gone so I this is my last report for the year.

 

Name: James Roy

Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-09
10:00 AM to 10:35 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: sunny warm

Other Activity:

Observation Method: ft

General Comments: No birds visible for this, the third straight day, suspect they're gone for the year. Unless I see differently, this will be my last report for '25

 

Name: Jerry Klima

Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-08
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Salisbury

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, light NW

Other Activity:

Observation Method: from bedroom window

General Comments: The last few days there has been a single fledgling perching on the platforms, but it is no longer calling to be fed and no adults have been present. I'm thinking that the parents have ceased feeding the fledgling and have left on migration.

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-06
06:55 AM to 07:26 AM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 70F, light wind from South, hazy sun

Other Activity: Chick was eating when I arrived, the adult arrived 20 minutes later with another catch. The chick went to it right away and continued eating.

Observation Method: By scope from Harbormaster hill on Winter Island.

General Comments:

 

Name: Albert Levesque

Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-06
01:30 PM to 02:15 PM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 78F. gusty wind, cloudy

Other Activity: The young one was perched on the nest then suddenly took flight. The adult was flying nearby and seemed to watch. Later while we were watching boaters we observed two osprey overhead in the same area and one did a plunge, maybe training?

Observation Method: By scope from Harbormaster hill on Winter Island.

General Comments: The fledgling's flight looked almost rehearsed, just spread the wings and lifted off. May not have been its first flight.

 

Name: Jeffrey LeDrew

Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-03
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 68° sunny

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Tim Simmons

Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-03
08:30 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Merrimac

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: 65, no wind, full sun

Other Activity: preening, air drying

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: wet from a recent plunge, looks healthy

 

Name: Sam Hamlin

Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-02
07:00 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Sunny, clear, temps in 70’s

Other Activity: Fledgling present early in the day, roosting on nest

Observation Method:

General Comments: The juvenile was present early in the day, then gone for the bulk of the day. 3 days later, there has been no sighting, so this time, it seems more certain that all members of this family have departed for the south

 

Name: Darcy Holland

Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-01
03:40 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: cloudy

Other Activity:

Observation Method: scope from home

General Comments: Still here

 
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