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:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-14
12:38 PM to 02:36 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 73F SE 12mph, sunny, becoming cloudy
Other Activity: One adult 2 young on nest. Other adult perched on Little Aquavitae marker, moved to nest, then one adult left. The larger of the young did extensive flapping and achieved a few inches of elevation but did not leave the nest. Other young mostly inactive.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
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:
2018-07-13
11:30alm to 11:50lam
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,75, and breezy
Other Activity: 2 osprey flying together above nest and river. Both came down and one went into nest and other on perch.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
02:00 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, SE 10mph, sunny
Other Activity: Only the head of the nestling was visible. No activity.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: 2018-07-13
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:
2018-07-13
6:10 PM to 6:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 77 - sunny - light breeze
Other Activity: Only one adult was on the nest. The 3 chicks were exercising their wings. Lots of flapping going on! One of the chicks actually lifted off the nest a few inches a couple of time. Earlier either Ollie or Olivia was moving sticks around in the nest.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
9:27 AM to 9:51 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, sunny, wispy clouds, beautiful, breezy, in between low & high tide
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on nest perch, 1 Osprey on nest. (maybe a new mate for next season?) The 2 Ospreys flew off and landed on the marsh. There was 1 Osprey soaring around the nest area, when the 2 Ospreys were perched.
Observation Method: on foot Thank you to whoever mowed the trail to the marsh!
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
01:05 PM to 01:28 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, SE 10mph, sunny
Other Activity: 2 adults on nest, one left. Two young visible, one did a weak stretch. The adult was either eating or feeding a third. Not clear but worth watching for.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: 2018-07-13
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
01:43 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F SE 10mph, sunny
Other Activity: Two adults on lower perch and 2 young on nest. Both adults chased away a Canada Goose swimming by and then alternated perching on lower and upper perches. The young were mostly inactive.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Found that my previous entries without dates were due to obsolescence of my old Surface RT tablet. Seems to work well with this Ubuntu unit.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny and 75
Other Activity: 2 osprey flying above nest and river. Both came down on other nest platform , one in nest and one on perch board.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
2:50 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80F, windy, sunny
Other Activity: one perched above nest, second bird in nest.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
02:15 PM to 02:40 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80F, windy, sunny
Other Activity: 2 adults: on side of nest and 2 nestlings visible. one adult was tending to nestling, possibly feeding.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: first time I saw nestlings.