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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
02:40 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
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:
2021-04-03
7:00 PM to 7:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 41F, W 3 MPH, clear- sun setting
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
01:40 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One on nest picking at it. Another flew at it several times and chased him off. This other then settled on an another channel marker. The first didn't return.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
02:21 PM to 02:31 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: One perched on the nest, the other on a pole some distance away and eating a fish.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
02:40 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Osprey was perched on the ground, some distance from the nest.
Observation Method: On foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
02:45 PM to 04:00 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: windy and about 45 F but clear
Other Activity: First observed one bird sitting on the camera tower alone. About 1/2 hour later, same bird was sitting on the nest when two other birds came in. One of the "new" birds flew down onto the marsh while the other perched beside the nest. She finally kicked this one off the nest too, and he flew down to harass the one on the ground. I don't know if this was courtship or rivalry, but later one of these two came back to the nest.The one on the nest was interested in this one, they tussled a bit (she lost her footing and fell off the nest at one point), then eventually flew off together.I didn't see the 3rd one again.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: this interaction surely must have been caught on the Osprey Cam - is it live yet?I got lots of photos - let me know if you'd like me to send you any.
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
02:45 PM to 04:00 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: windy and about 45 F but clear
Other Activity: First observed one bird sitting on the camera tower alone. About 1/2 hour later, same bird was sitting on the nest when two other birds came in. One of the "new" birds flew down onto the marsh while the other perched beside the nest. She finally kicked this one off the nest too, and he flew down to harass the one on the ground. I don't know if this was courtship or rivalry, but later one of these two came back to the nest.The one on the nest was interested in this one, they tussled a bit (she lost her footing and fell off the nest at one point), then eventually flew off together.I didn't see the 3rd one again.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: this interaction surely must have been caught on the Osprey Cam - is it live yet?I got lots of photos - let me know if you'd like me to send you any.
Name: Mike Gasper
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
10:30 AM to 10:35 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 47 degrees, Sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Marty Jessel
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-03
01:30 PM to 01:45 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-02
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,clear, slight breeze 50F
Other Activity: 2 osprey flying around the 2 platforms. Mating activity observed on platform without a nest #4b
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: