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: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-07
6:00 AM to 7:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny,
Other Activity: The pair started the day off with aggressive nest building/housekeeping. They are fascinated with the deflated balloon and spent a good deal of time rearranging it in the nest. They then carried in fresh sticks and added them to the pile. They are now perched on the nest and marsh perch.
Observation Method: From the deck
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-07
08:26 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, mostly cloudy, wind 3 mph
Other Activity: 2 fledglings observed. Spent time on nest, preening, flying around the marsh, making passes at the water. They both perched on short stumps, bobbing heads as if to focus on movement in the water. Both were quite vocal. Observation platform area is becoming very overgrown, making it difficult to see birds at times.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-08-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear and breezy 85
Other Activity: one adult on big piece of driftwood in grassy march. One fledling inside nest feeding while an adult is on the platform perch watchin it. Second fledging is on a nearby pier
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: