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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
12:55 PM to 01:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: One adult on nest, other on the ground. Only two nestlings visible and these didn't stay up all the time.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
9:10 AM to 9:25 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: First saw 1 adult and thought I saw 2 chick heads. Then adult flew off, and one chick must have stood up inside nest (as opposed to perching on edge) and flapped its wings once, then did same again. Couldn't see 2nd chick anymore, and the way it looked when this one sat back down, couldn't be sure I'd ever seen 2nd chick.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
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:
2021-07-24
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 70s - sunny
Other Activity: For most of the hour every time I looked Olivia & the 3 chicks were perched on the nest. Then I went outside & heard a lot of chirping. The 3 chicks were flying in circles all around & Olivia was cheering them on from the nest.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
9:30 to 9:40 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, clear, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Reservation boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
9:30 to 9:40
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, clear, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Reservation boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
7:00 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 68degreees calm sunny
Other Activity: It is flying day. All three fledglings are in the air
Observation Method: 0n foot
General Comments: what a day! and what a show! fledglings flying from tower to tower and learning how to hover.
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
5:15 PM to 5:35 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s, faint breeze, overcast & haze
Other Activity: Female only present standing on nest platform. No sign of any other adult.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
01:10 PM to 01:20 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: One adult on lower crossbar, other on the nest. Two of the young were perched, the third was reclining. The two perched look large enough to have been flying but we didn't see it so we still list them as nestlings.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
02:00 PM to 02:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 76F, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: One adult perched on leg of the stand, the other on the marsh some distance away. The young on the nest was feeding itself and later the fledgling left.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-24
10:20 to 10:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 F, clear, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Plum Island bridge
General Comments: