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: Ted & Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-13
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 59°. Windy. Rain
Other Activity: Nest is being rebuilt since our last visit.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-13
09:45 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49F, rain
Other Activity: bird on perch, not on nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-13
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49F rain, wind
Other Activity: 2 birds present on nest, one bird left nest, caught a fish and returned to the nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-13
2:45-pm to 3:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, partly cloudy
Other Activity: 2020-04-12
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-13
09:30 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 F, rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
10:57 AM to 11:12 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50, breezy, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Just sitting, but turned around a few times. Is that incubating eggs? Is it too early for that?
Observation Method: foot
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:
2020-04-12
11:20 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50, breezy, mostly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, sunny, light SW
Other Activity: No ospreys in sight and no sign of nest-building
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments: 2020/04/12
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
7:00 PM to 7:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, cloudy, sunset, 10 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
4:50 PM to 5:05 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High 50s, gusty wind 10-15, partial sun, 50% high clouds
Other Activity: I have rather low resolution image which shows possible nesting activity change from sighting one week ago.
Observation Method: Bicycle to island from Rte 1A
General Comments: Can I send image mentioned above ?