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: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-13
01:40 PM to 01:55 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70F, light, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle, then foot.
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-13
01:10 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70F, light wind, cloudy
Other Activity: 1 adult perched, another flying with fish in talons, flying right by nestling several times. teaching?
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-12
5:15 PM to 5:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: light rain - 75
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: All 3 fledglings were on the nest and one was feeding. One adult was perched in the tree just a little upstream from the nest.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-12
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool and windy
Other Activity: One adult on perch in salt marsh; two juveniles on nest; then both juveniles in flight over the water near the marsh; one juvenile fishing (without success)
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Ted & Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-11
4:45 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 68° slight breeze. Raining
Other Activity: 1 adult on nest with 1 fledgling. 1 fledgling on a piling by the boatramp.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-10
02:18 PM to 03:06 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 83F, NW 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: One adult and one nestling were perched. The nestling practiced and reached a foot of elev. One of the fledglings retd to the nest and flew on and off several times. The adult left and retd also. No sign of the other fledgling, not the other adult. It was apparent that the nestling was noticeably smaller than the fledgling.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-10
12:52 PM to 1:07 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83F, NW at 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: All 5 were perched, 1 adult left. 2 of the young flapped their wings and one reached about 2 feet of elev. The 3rd did not participate.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-10
12:52 PM to 1:07 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83F, NW at 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: All 5 were perched, 1 adult left. 2 of the young flapped their wings and one reached about 2 feet of elev. The 3rd did not participate.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Andrew Sanford
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-10
08:55 AM to 09:39 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 77 deg. F, wnw 7 mph, 0% clouds
Other Activity: OspreyRemove Species One adult visible on nest at “MAR-02 Great Aquivitae Daymarker, Marblehead“ for entire observation, perched. No sign of any juveniles.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47758738
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-10
1:20 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees, sunny, hot, breezy, tide going out, few clouds, beautiful & clear
Other Activity: Observed 1 Osprey soaring overhead and then it flew off, away from the nest area. It was so clear that I could see an Osprey IN the Great Bank nest - ESS 03, in the distance!
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: