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 Pogson
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
2:15 PM to 2:45 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 Rumney Marsh Trail and there were no osprey either on the nest or in the area
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, partly sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: One Osprey has been moving between Platform 2,3 and 1. Mostly perching on 3 and 2. At 11, the osprey started collecting materials and now building a nest on Platform 1
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
01:00 PM to 01:05 PM
at: Salem
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:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
12:40 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Salem
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:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
12:15 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Salem
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:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
11:50 AM to 12:45 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees, cloudy, some sun, 3 hours past low tide, a little windy out on the marsh, beautiful
Other Activity: No ospreys in sight. Isabelle & I walked the marsh out to observe the nest and around the nest area to the creek. Observations along the way: a fake(!), plastic, sitting duck tied to the marsh grass along the creek, Red-breasted Mergansers (male & females), Buffleheads, gulls, & others. Mallards off to the side.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: We asked a kayaker, paddling by if he's seen any Osprey this season. He said no, not yet. He is a regular observer of them.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
02:00 PM to 02:05 PM
at: Revere
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:
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:
2020-03-28
02:45 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Revere
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:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
01:30 PM to 01:40 PM
at: Lynn
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:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
01:30 PM to 01:40 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, lt wind, sunny
Other Activity: Two Gt Blackback gulls were on the nest.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: