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:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-27
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82 - sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Raddin St. & again from Margin St.
General Comments: There was no sign of anyone on the nest or in the area.
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-27
1:20 PM to 1:35 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 1:25PM
Other Activity: 1:40PM
Observation Method: Vehicle and foot
General Comments: One Adult Osprey resting on perch beside nest. No adult in the nest nor any indication nestlings were present
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-27
1:00 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Warm, clear skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: One adult on rim of nest. No visible indication there were nestlings present nor did I observe any behavior by the adult Osprey that would indicate the presence of nestlings
Name: Shirley Si gleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-27
5:00 AM to 7:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Smoky overcast
Other Activity: Jake was up at 5am and flapping like crazy. By 7am he had fledged.
Observation Method: From back deck
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-27
9:40 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, 62%humid, 7mph wind, low tide, clear
Other Activity: One adult OSPR perched on nest when I arrived, but flew away and didn't return; one nestling poked its head above the nest several times; at extreme low tide, some boaters/swimmers were recreating on the sand bar adjacent to the nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-26
4 PM to 4 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: No osprey visible on the nest. Nearby homeowner said Osprey are on and off this nest but it appears no productivity this year.
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-26
4 PM to 4 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: This is the nest where the female was killed by an Bald Eagle. No osprey were present.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-25
2:25 PM to 2:50 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, 90%humid, 13 mph wind, hi tide, cloudy/overcast
Other Activity: one adult OSPR1 with no visible food in its claws was perched on top of the tower above the nest then flew down to join 3 other visible OSPRs who were standing in the nest. OSPR2 began feeding itself, then started feeding one of the nestlings. The whole group was pretty restless for the 20 mins that I was observing, flexing their wings & eating.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-25
1:50 PM to 2:05 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, 90%humid, 13 MPH wind, high tide, cloudy/overcast
Other Activity: one nestling flexed its wings, but no other visible activity
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, sunny, NOT hazy, occasional breeze
Other Activity: Saw adult on nest, then one chick, seemingly fairly big came up but could really only see back, maybe it was feeding on fish adult had brought before I got there. First sighting of chick on this nest! Tall nest, started later by maybe a couple weeks than SAU-03
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: