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: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-20
08:15 AM to 08:43 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, cloudy, wind 11mph
Other Activity: Bird 1 sitting on nest. Bird 2 perched nearby. Bird 1 stood briefly and called when a third adult soared above for a few minutes. Then Bird 1 sat again.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-20
2:00 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46F, 14mph, mostly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
11:24 AM to 11:36 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy (from south/south west, 50
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
02:35 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: I does appear to have a bit more nesting material than last year. I wonder if the REV-01 bird visits here.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
11:31 AM to 11:49 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy, 50
Other Activity: Pair sat there then copulated (!), then male flew off and female followed briefly then she flew back to sit on nest again
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
02:35 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity: Flew off the nest and left it empty while we were still there.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
11:08 AM to 11:19 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy, 50
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
12:58 PM to 1:33 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: temp. 57, wind SW 12 mph, high thin clods
Other Activity: many seagulls in the vicinity of the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Using new binoculars, made a difference. We saw one osprey moving around in the nest, however, due to the distant we were unable to determine what the osprey was doing. Only the head of osprey was visible above the nest, however, the osprey became more visible when other birds approached the nest. At about 1:20 PM a second osprey arrived at the nest. This osprey came in low and flew up to the nest with the catch of the day. When the second osprey dropped the fish off, it flew down and perched itself on the transmission tower. There was no movement of either osprey for the remainder of the time we were monitoring the nest. No nestlings/fledglings were visible.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
12:25 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity: One sitting in the nest, the other perched on a dayboard.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-19
02:35 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, sunny, SW 14
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: