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: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-07
5:45 PM to 6:00
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy. Wind ESE 4 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: Date of observation, 04/07/2021
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-07
7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s cloudy
Other Activity: perched on left marsh perch watching the nest
Observation Method:
General Comments: 04/07/2021
Name: Jackie and Tuck Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-07
2:30 to 3:00
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast about 50º, no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: 04/07/2021 2:30-4:00pm
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-07
2:30 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: One osprey perched near a nest; then flew off after about 10 minutes to another higher branch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stpoa
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy,55F and breezy
Other Activity: osprey later flew to 4b platorm where other osprey was perched
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, slight breeze, 55F
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: osprey on the platform thats usually empty. No other osprey seen
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-06
8:00 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny - 50
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia has arrived and they have started building a new nest on the dish on the new utility pole.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-06
11:20 to 11:30
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55F, cloudy, med tide
Other Activity: They mated. Then male went to Sal platform
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments: 4/6/21
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-06
7:20 PM to 7:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50F, slight breeze, very cloudy/sunsetting but clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: 4/6/21
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-06
02:10 PM to 02:20 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: April 6, 2021