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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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11119 results:

Name: James Charles Roy

Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-08
09:15 AM to 04:45 PM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 2

Weather Conditions: hot hot hot

Other Activity:

Observation Method: ft

General Comments:

 

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:
2025-07-10
06:30 PM to 06:45 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 65 cloudy

Other Activity:

Observation Method: From our house

General Comments:

 

Name: Darcy Holland

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

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-10
05:40 PM to 05:50 PM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 3

Weather Conditions: High clouds, calm, cool

Other Activity:

Observation Method: scope from home

General Comments: Adult perched on nest and pretty sure I could see 3 heads bobbing!

 

Name: Jerry Klima

Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
02:50 PM to 03:05 PM
at: Salisbury

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, light NE,partly cloudy

Other Activity: Female is feeding a single chick. Male is perched on platform 3. The feathered carcass of the second chick is hanging from the nest. It looks like its leg is caught in netting and the body is hanging below.

Observation Method: from side yard

General Comments: I've been concerned for the last several days since I only could see a single chick during the few times I've been at home. The second chick was not in view and was not hanging below the nest. It's a grisly scene now.

 

Name: Darcy Holland

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

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
11:20 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: high fog / cool breeze

Other Activity:

Observation Method: scope from home

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:
2025-07-09
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 70, cloudy, foggy, drizzle

Other Activity: nestling preening, adult vocalization, fly over display

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: nestling getting big!

 

Name: Peter Burns

Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
01:10 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Gloucester

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, overcast skies, breezy

Other Activity: The adult osprey was perched high on a nearby tree and didn't move off of that perch for the entire time I observed. I watched the next but could not see any movement in the nest. I could not tell if the nest was empty or if the nestlings were just very quiet today.

Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.

General Comments:

 

Name: Greg Power

Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
10:33 AM to 10:52 AM
at: Beverly

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Mist Temperature: 66°F Wind: Gentle breeze Wind Direction: N - NE Cloud Cover: 100% Humidity: 95%

Other Activity:

Observation Method: For with binos. First from dock then from 3rd floor of Mission Boathouse

General Comments:

 

Name: Greg Power

Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
10:59 AM to 11:16 AM
at: Beverly

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Mist Temperature: 66°F Wind: Gentle breeze Wind Direction: NE Cloud Cover: 100% Humidity: 95%

Other Activity: 1 bird on nest when I arrived. Then the other returned with a fish and the nestling popped up

Observation Method: Scope, sitting at the top of Independence Park.

General Comments:

 

Name: Albert Levesque

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

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-08
01:20 AM to 01:30 AM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 88F, partly cloudy, light breeze

Other Activity: Still seems too low on the platform to have any eggs or chicks.

Observation Method: by scope from Winter Island nr Harbormaster shack

General Comments:

 
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