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.
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Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-09
07:10 AM to 07:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degF, no wind, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one Osprey perched on upright of nest support; a second Osprey flew in and around the nest a couple of times (did not land), then flew on south; about five minutes later an Osprey flew by, heading north, carrying a fish - I don't know if it was the same individual as the second bird or not
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-09
07:35 AM to 07:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degF, no wind, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: do not see a second bird anywhere near this platform on the platform directly across the water: one Osprey perched on post, *perhaps* a second bird down in nest; the nest on the square structure south of that: two Osprey, but they both appear to be perched at the side of the nest; in the nest on the structure south of that one: at least one bird, *perhaps* down in the nest - distance and heat shimmer get to be a problem
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Joanne Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-09
10:45 to 10:55
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear skies. 70°. Light winds out of the east
Other Activity: Female sitting deep in the nest. Could see the top of her head
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:
2019-06-09
8:00 AM to 7:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light breeze, 75
Other Activity: The female was here all morning and enjoyed a flounder on the marsh perch. The male joined her around noontime. An occasional effort to add marsh grass to the nest. They alternated being on a separate perches and then sitting in the nest together. They were both here until 7pm. Late in the afternoon, several boats came down Castle Neck River and they didn’t seem bothered at all.
Observation Method: From the deck
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
10:45 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny - 70
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Driving by at both times
General Comments: One adult was on the nest both times that we drove past and could have been feeding chicks as she/he was poking into the nest
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:
2019-06-08
7:00 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny - 70
Other Activity: We are able to observe the nest from our house and have done so dozens of times this morning and over the past 2 or 3 days. Many of the times there were no adults visible on the nest and from time to time Ollie or Olivia or both were there. There has been no sign of them tending to anything in the nest so I'm afraid that there are no chicks. Olivia was incubating from around 4/18 until last weekend when it looked like she was tending to chicks.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: A couple of days ago either Ollie or Olivia was dive bombing at a great blue heron that was on our side of the river across the river from the nest. After some commotion the heron flew away.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
03:13 PM to 03:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: One incubating and the other eating a fish on a nearby piling. Did the same all the time we were there.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
03:50 PM to 04:20 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: Male perched on nearby Little Aquavitaie daymarker. Female incubating. Male later flew to nest then left. Female stayed in position. No feeding activity, no chicks seen.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
02:20 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: none
Observation Method: On foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-08
12:50 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F, SE 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: Male on one of the rails, left soon after and didn't return. Female stayed in the high incubating position, shifted a bit. More of her was visible than had been previously.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: