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: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast; 40º, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
02:15 PM to 02:25 PM
at: East Boston
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:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
02:15 PM to 02:25 PM
at: East Boston
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: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-28
11:10 to 1:35
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees, cloudy, wind 7mph
Other Activity: No birds yet. Garder snakes are active. Also saw a muskrat, Wood Ducks, Hooded Mergansers and a Bufflehead.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Cut back more brush from in front of platform with loppers. Fished out some trash from water. Met a nice family (social distancing, of course). Showed kids the Garder snakes.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-27
9:10 AM to 9:20 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: We saw one adult flying around our house & over the river and diving in the river for several minutes. We didn't see him land on the nest.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-27
8:30 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: 2 osprey landed, 1 on platform 1 for about 10 mins then flew off. The other osprey landed on platform 2 and 2 osprey landed, one on platform one for 10 mins, the other remains on platform 2
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: 5 additional osprey have been flying over the river and marsh. We have had a pair of eagles throughout the Winter and this Spring perching on platform 1 .
Name: janet grover
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-27
5:10 PM to 5:34 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds W 5-7 mph 0% cloud cover w
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-26
12:52 PM to 01:18 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees F 5% cloud cover Winds E 3-4 mph
Other Activity: Osprey landed on post at 1:08 pm and appeared to be eating.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Yay!
Name: Irv Falk
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-25
10 AM to 10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy 45degrees
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: Land
General Comments: They look great! Best in good shape.
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-03-24
1 PM to 1 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: