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: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-11
4:05 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52 degrees, wind WNW 19 mph, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-11
01:38 PM to 01:58 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49F Partly cloudy, very windy
Other Activity: Nothing on any of the other posts, nor in the marsh.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-10
10:55 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: windy - partly cloudy- 45
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Driving by on Rt. 107
General Comments: Two osprey were on the nest
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-10
3:45 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: blustery
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: This bird seems to be house hunting. Hasn't been on site for 2 days since last sighting, and did not stay long today.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-09
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 42 degrees, cloudy, light SE
Other Activity: Female perched on nest platform. Male joined her and mated. Female is on nest most of the time but leaves to bring more nesting material. Male and female perch together for long periods. A large red-tailed hawk is perched in a nearby tree, but the ospreys are not showing any concern.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: A friend who lives about a mile north on Ferry Road has an active great horned owl nest in the woods behind them. The owls took over a red-tailed hawk nest that was active last year.
Name: D Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-09
9 AM to 9 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy - 45
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Both Ollie & Olivia were on the nest and they were fixing it up with a new branch. They have been active in the neighborhood and hopefully settling in in spite of the construction equipment that National Grid has stored around the nest.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
10:00 AM to 12:15 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, clear
Other Activity: Osprey pair perched together on Platform 1 huddled close together for about an hour. Later on they mated and the male left shortly. While the female remained perched an immature balk eagle flew by and the female flew off, but returned in a short time
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
11:00 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, high tide, slight breeze, cloudy
Other Activity: The Osprey was perched near the next on top of the tower.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-08
12:45 PM to 12:46 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: First sighting ... not one of the pair that was here last year, markings are different, so not sure it has a mate