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: Ted & Joan McElligott
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-09
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88° breezy sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
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:
2018-07-08
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 - sunny - no wind
Other Activity: I was watching the nest from time to time all morning and saw, for sure, a 3rd chick. We've been away for more than 2 weeks and before we left we were able to confirm 2 chicks although they were just peeking over the top of the nest. They have grown so fast that they now have their dark wing feathers with white tips. Either Ollie or Olivia was feeding them.
Observation Method: from our house
General Comments: At one point I heard chirping & when I looked out one of the adults was on the nest and the other was flying around with a visitor. I have seen a visitor a few times this season.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
02:42 PM to 03:28 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77F, 8mph SE, sunny
Other Activity: 2 adults and 2 nestlings were perched. One of the adults left and returned later. One of the nestlings was up and down, the other remained perched.
Observation Method:
General Comments: 2018-07-08
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
01:10 PM to 01:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77F 8mph SE sunny
Other Activity: 1 adult perched, 2 nestlings poked up off and on. Adult left briefly and returned with twig, then fed the young.
Observation Method:
General Comments: 2018-07-08
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
06:16 AM to 06:40 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny, wind 4 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Observed from Bob Lobster parking lot.
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
6:16 AM to 6:40 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny, wind 4 mph
Other Activity: Both on nest when I arrived. At 6:22, bird 1 flew off. Bird 2 preening.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: I feel like I should have been able to see chicks at this point, if they were there. Any updates on the status of this one?
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
06:53 AM to 07:14 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61 degrees, sunny, wind 3 mph
Other Activity: Both on nest when I arrived. Bird I flew off at 06:56. Bird 2 preening.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
06:43 AM to 06:47 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, sunny, wind 4 mph
Other Activity: Bird I on daddy perch, eating. Bird 2 standing on nest.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Due to time restraints, after I saw both birds, I didn't stay, as I know chicks are gone.
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-08
07:53 AM to 08:17 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: On foot
Other Activity: Bird I standing on (new) nest. Flew off, briefly. Back with a stick. Rearranged. Then flew to nearby snag.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-07
7:45 PM to 7:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: We observed one adult osprey fly from the nest and fly around as we drove past. We couldn't see anyone in the nest but it is hard to see from the angle of the road.
Observation Method: driving past
General Comments: