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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65F, strong breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Osprey standing up around edge of nest looking down into it. One Osprey seems to be tending to and feeding chicks
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
3:10 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71F, 20-25 MPH Wind, low tide going out, very sunny,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
3:10 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71F, 20-25 MPH Wind, low tide going out, very sunny,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
08:00 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degF, strong wind from WNW, 5% cloud cover
Other Activity: could not tell that there was any bird down in nest, but one was perched on driftwood east of platform; for the 4-legged platform west of Chaces: also could not see any bird down in the nest, but one was perched on a post east of that platform, and another one in the grasses west of that platform
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: sorry this is late - the last four mornings have been socked in with fog
Name: jim roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
05:45 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: This pair is not nest building.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
07:40 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degF, strong wind from W, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on nest, second on post perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: observed at same time as Graf Marsh platform
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
07:40 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 deg F, strong wind from W, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on nest, one on post perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: sorry this is late - the last four mornings have been socked in with fog
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
06:40 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degF, moderately strong wind from WSW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: lone Osprey perched on the upright, none other in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: sorry this is late - the last four mornings have been socked in with fog
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
07:05 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degF, light wind from SW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in nest, second bird flew in with a big stick, then flew off; on platform directly across the water: one bird incubating in nest, second bird perched on staddle nearby; across the water quite a bit south, on what looks like an old duck blind: one bird down in the nest, second one perched on corner of structure
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: sorry this is late - the last four mornings have been socked in with fog
Name: Ted&Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2019-06-03
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69° windy sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: