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: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, clear, light west wind
Other Activity: no sign of any activity at this platform.
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69F, 67%H, hi tide, 10 mph, cloudy, overcast
Other Activity: 1 Adult perched on tower rung, 2nd adult perched on nest, both chicks flexing
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
08:10 AM to 08:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, 100% cloud cover, strong wind from ENE
Other Activity: bird at site nest arranging sticks, then flew away smaller square platform west of that: one bird perched at nest larger square, open, platform west of that (had vegetation on top, which is now all brown): two adults at nest, one of them feeding two good-sized chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
06:45 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rainy, overcast
Other Activity: One bird perched, saw the mate flying around with a fish in its grasp.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, 100% cloud cover, moderate wind from NE
Other Activity: one adult perched on site post
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, 100% cloud cover, moderate wind from NE
Other Activity: one adult perched at nest, then flew off; one perched on driftwood north of the site
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
06:55 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, 100% cloud cover, blustery wind from NE
Other Activity: no Ospreys located anywhere in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: this will be my last time this season to check on this site this
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
07:20 AM to 07:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, 100% cloud cover, no wind
Other Activity: one adult perched at nest, two good-size chicks down in nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: could not tell anything about the sites across the river
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-18
2:15 PM to 2:40 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69F, 67%H, hi tide, 10 mph, cloudy, overcast
Other Activity: one gull perched on nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-17
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 87, and calm
Other Activity: one adult perched on wooden stake in marsh near nest pole. One adult and two chicks standing up right inside nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: