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: Joanne Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-11
1:45 to 1:55
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70° clear skies. Winds light out of sw
Other Activity: One adult on perch the other on edge of nest. 2 chicks seen
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-11
8:15 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, mostly sunny, no wind
Other Activity: Two adult osprey perched on nest. Another pair of osprey arrived, one of which swooped down over the nest and was immediately set upon by one of the two nest dwellers. The fourth osprey circled higher overhead before also being chased off by the original nesting pair. No nestlings visible.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
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:
2019-07-11
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74f. 81h, 7mph, hi tide, sunny/hazy
Other Activity: one seagull perched on nest
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:
2019-07-10
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: sunn, hot, calm and 86F
Other Activity: 2 adults inside nest with 2 chicks. One adult flew down to perch on wooden stake in the marsh near the nest. Chicks are getting big and look to be feeding
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-10
11:45 to 12:10
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Hot and sunny
Other Activity: Chicks look very big. This is the first time I’ve seen them. They were spooked and immediately flattened out in the nest.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-10
11:30 to 11:45
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot and sunny
Other Activity: No sing of the chicks yet, but one of the parents is always perched on the nest looking in.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-10
12:45 to 1:06
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Hot and sunny
Other Activity: You can see 2 fledglings from the south side of the platform. Unfortunately there is a dead Osprey in the north bound lane of 107. I drove by 3 times. It looks too brown to be a greater black back gull.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-10
11:30 to 11:45
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot and sunny
Other Activity: Chick is much smaller than the GE platform chick.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Emily Flaherty
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-10
10:15 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-07-10
6:00 AM to 7:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s, slight ocean breeze
Other Activity: Yesterday, the pair spent the afternoon here. They are back this morning.
Observation Method: On deck
General Comments: