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.
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Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-20
11:30 PM to 11:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1 or 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity: one adult on Perch post on side of nest platform . Can see 1 nestling in nest and possiby another.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-20
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1 or 2....hard to see exactly from such a distance
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny
Other Activity: one adult on perch post on side of platform. Can see at least one nestling....possibly another.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Dont see other adult osprey
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-20
2:15 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80º, sunny and windy
Other Activity: 3 nestlings sighted - have not seen them off of the nest yet but one nestling spread her wings - one adult was perched for some time and flying for some time - a second adult made a cameo appearance on the nest and flying around Choate Island.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-20
3:45 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 80º, sunny and windy
Other Activity: One adult flying above and empty nest for a few minutes. Two fledglings and one adult on the moorings just at the edge of the marsh located in front of the nest. Later during the observation, one landed on the marsh perch, one landed on the nest perch, another on the nest rim and the last one was soaring above the nest
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-20
3:40 PM to 4:10 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, incoming high tide, slight breeze, 75F
Other Activity: one gull sitting on marker most of the time
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-19
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 and sunny
Other Activity: one adult at nest, seeing AT LEAST 2 nestlings. Other adult came to nest with fish in its talons
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-19
7:15 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from our house
General Comments: All 5 were on the nest & it was pretty crowded. Ollie was feeding a chick and then he flew away. He came back in a few minutes with a fish and only stayed a minute. Then he flew, with the fish, to a nearby tree. Probably wanted this one all to himself!
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:
2018-07-19
12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 75 - sunny
Other Activity: We heard chirping & looked over to the nest. There were 3 osprey flying around & one that appeared to be an adult landed on the nest. Then a fledgling came back to the nest & hovered over the nest trying to figure out how to come in for a landing. Then another landed. Pretty sure there were at least 2 fledglings. It appeared that one chick was down in the nest.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-19
02:44 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80F, moderate E wind, sunny
Other Activity: Nestlings barely visible. One rose briefly but nestled back down.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Singleton Shirley
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-19
7:15 PM to 8:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: slight windsetting sun
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from back deck
General Comments: