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: jim roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-28
06:30 AM to 06:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: very still, hot sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: I've been gone 3 weeks. Good to see this adult still here. Assume I'll see the pair in due course.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-27
7:45 PM to 8:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1-2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2-3
Weather Conditions: low tide, 82F, humid, no breeze, cloudy
Other Activity: nest was busy - counted 3 chicks, but one of them may have been the mother, coming and going; another adult was perched on a lower part of the tower
Observation Method: car
General Comments: So exciting to see 3 chicks survive.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-27
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 90 - sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from the car
General Comments: From Raddin St. we saw what we think was1 adult & 2 nestlings on the nest at 10:30. Later at around 11:00 we drove to the end of Margin St. & had a view from a different side. There was 1 adult on the nest and it flew away when some fishermen arrived on the dock just under the nest.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-27
12:00 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Party sunny, very warm and humid, light wind
Other Activity: Two juveniles on the nest with one adult osprey One adult made a landing with a fish, dropped the fish and left the nest to fly over Choate Island. Watched 4-5 Osprey flying over Choate Island above the brown house
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-26
11:30 PM to 11:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80,sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: f1 young osprey standing inside nest, then later it lay down in nest. Adult osprey standing on platform perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80, cloudy,humid and breezy
Other Activity: adult osprey sitting on side of nest and 2 nestlings sitting inside nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 degF, moderate wind from SE, 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: so the pair has returned - maybe success next year...
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78deg F, moderate wind from SE, 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult at nest, one on post perch; nest bird flew off, returned with a large stick, proceeded to work it into the nest; one chick was clearly visible; there might have been a second chick, but I wasn't sure
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
08:00 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 76 degF, moderate wind from S, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult perched at nest; one juv flew a short distance and returned; I didn't see the second juve try to fly while I was there
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-25
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 77 degF, moderate wind from S, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: all three (one adult, two juvs) preening
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: