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: 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 ?
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 ?
Name: caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, breezy, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on footnote
General Comments: One bird perched on nest, another on a nearby snag
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
11:29 AM to 12:37 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees, sunny, wind 8 mph
Other Activity: Calling, copulating x2
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-12
7:20 PM to 7:40 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, 10 mph, cloudy, sunset
Other Activity: 3 adult ospreys: 2 were on nest and a 3rd tried to muscle in, swooping close; the first two chased the 3rd away up the river towards Salem
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-11
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49F Partly cloudy, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-11
02:15 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49F Partly cloudy, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Nest looks reasonably built up.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-11
02:15 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49F Partly cloudy, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-11
10:30 AM to 05:03 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: 1 bird in nest most of the day. For 10 minutes, around noon, joined briefly by a 2nd bird, which took off soon. Another osprey circled the nest as well.