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:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-17
01:30 PM to 01:40 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, ENE 4mph, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Female and the young one were perched on the nest. The male was on a tree adjacent to the nest. He left and returned with soft nesting material then left again.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-17
10:00 to 11:30
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 75°F Wind NE @4mph Overcast skies with light rain
Other Activity: Nestling observed exercising wings.
Observation Method: From boat
General Comments: Although only one nestling observed, we believe there are 2.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, hot, humid 94F, and calm
Other Activity: one adult standing inside nest. Can only see one nestling. other adult flew back to nest with a fish
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 F, clear, windy
Other Activity: 1 perched on edge of nest. 1 on separate perch. I think I saw a little head.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 F, clear, windy
Other Activity: 3 adults perched on dead tree log/snag about 200 yards from empty nest. No idea what is going on here.
Observation Method: from boat ramp.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 F, clear, windy
Other Activity: just sitting up on edge of nest. Couldn't see any little heads.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
9:45 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, 80%humid, 8MPH wind, low tide, sunny & clear
Other Activity: 4 OSPR visible on nest - all seemed to be adult size; one chick flexed & flapped its wings a lot, seeming to prep for take-off; a 2nd chick perched on edge of nest without much movement; a 3rd chick was largely below the edge and out of sight but occasionally stretched its wing; the adult OSPR worked on rearranging several large branches while intermittently eating something. It's a very crowded nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
02:00 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 93F, W 10mph, sunny
Other Activity: Female perched, chicks alternately perched and reclining. Male perched on nearby piling, left about midway during our visit, did not return yet. One chick stretched its wings as if for flying, but only briefly.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85 F, clear, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-16
06:30 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: