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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-12
10:55 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 49 degF, 100% cloud cover, no wind
Other Activity: one bird down in nest; second bird on the marsh, standing on top of a silvery fish that was as long and wide as the bird - it was quite flat and draped over a large dark rock or rotten log
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
02:05 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66F, windy and sunny
Other Activity: Female incubated, male arrived some time later. We didn't see if he brought anything and he left soon after.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
02:45 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66F windy and sunny
Other Activity: Changed position a bit but nothing further.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
4:26 PM to 5:03 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1 +
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degrees, sunny, blue skies, no clouds, high tide, creeks filled to the brim, some wind, beautiful!
Other Activity: 1 Osprey stayed on the nest incubating the entire time. 2 Ospreys flying in the distance towards Plum Island, joined by a 3rd Osprey. Soaring, then perching Turkey vultures, observed as well. 1 more Osprey soaring over Rough Meadows, as I was leaving.
Observation Method: on foot - on slope, then on the edge of the marsh
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
01:05 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66F, windy and sunny
Other Activity: No bird visible for about 20 minutes, then male arrived with something, female took it and flew off and on the rail a few times then settled down on a rail to eat. The male took over the incubating
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: jim roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
07:45 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Rick and Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
3:00 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, NW wind, sunny
Other Activity: One bird on perch and one bird incubating.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-11
4:25 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Windy, 65º, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-10
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, Wind 11 MPH, cloudy, high tide,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: still extremely difficult to see anything. I can only presume she's incubating, and I can't see from my Salem vantage point if there are any eggs. Hopefully, I can get permission from the Beverly side of the river to get a closer look.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-05-10
4:30 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, Wind 11 MPH, cloudy, high tide,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: still extremely difficult to see anything. I can only presume she's incubating, and I can't see from my Salem vantage point if there are any eggs. Hopefully, I can get permission from the Beverly side of the river to get a closer look.