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: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-01
01:40 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 44F, cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-01
01:40 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 42,12, cloudy
Other Activity: none
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-01
4:45 PM to 4:54 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 F 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: Osprey in nest until 4:54 pm, when it flew away
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-04-01
4:06 PM to 4:24 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 F 100% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-30
08:55 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 39 F, light rain/fog/wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-30
08:55 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 39 F, light rain/fog/wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle at landing
General Comments: 5 brant geese
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-30
08:55 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 39 F, light rain/fog/wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-30
06:45 AM to 08:27
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rain/fog
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
2:30 PM to 2:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy - 50
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: I observed the nest from the model airplane field on the Rumney Marsh Trail and didn't see any osprey. As was the case last year, it doesn't appear that there is a nest on the platform.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
02:45 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, lt wind, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: