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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-13
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
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Weather Conditions: sunny,65,and breezy
Other Activity: no osprey seen anywhere in the area
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-11
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,82,humid and breezy
Other Activity: 3 osprey visible. One on platform #2,one on platform #1 and one on Drifitwood in marsh
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-10
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, 70,calm
Other Activity: 2 osprey. One perched on #2 nest platform, other one perched on old pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-09
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,67 and breezy
Other Activity: one osprey on nest platform perch. Other one on the old pier piings w/seafulls and cormorants
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-04
09:35 AM to 09:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 degF, 60% cloud cover, blustery wind from SSW
Other Activity: one Osprey was perched on driftwood, quite a bit north and west of the nest platforms
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-04
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, 100% cloud cover, stormy wind from SSW
Other Activity: one Osprey was perched on a staddle quite a bit south of the nest platform, a second one was flying low around that area, hunting; could not tell anything about the age, or if they were the two juvs fledged from this nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: do we continue with reports until all local Osprey have left?
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-01
11:35 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: partly sunny, 65F, 75H, hi tide, 5MPH wind,
Other Activity: 1 OSPR perched on nest, 1 OSPR perched below on tower.
Observation Method: foot
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:
2019-09-01
08:00 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Haven't seen our pair for several days now. I suspect they've gone south.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-09-01
1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, slight breeze 70s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From deck
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-31
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 70 DEGREES CLEAR 12 NW
Other Activity: The three residents are perched on separate platforms. The fledgling is calling plaintively, seeming to ask for company.
Observation Method: bedroom window
General Comments: The three residents are present and perched most of the time. Feeding on ponies. Yesterday a rough-legged hawk had landed in the marsh hunting for voles with one of the resident ospreys perched on the nest platform. After about 10 minutes the osprey dived on the hawk and chased it away.