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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-11
08:10 AM to 08:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, no wind, 20% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: also drama: both adults perched on the platform, calling; then a third bird flew in, and the male took off and chased it away; it was possibly the same intruder that I saw at Cross Farm Hill - that one flew north when it left; after things quieted down the two chicks made themselves visible
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-10
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88 and breezy and sunny
Other Activity: one osprey sitting upright in nest. Other Osprey flew up to nest with fish in talons
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-10
07:50 AM to 8:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 F, clear, breeze, high tide, very little heat simmer
Other Activity: This is the first time this summer that I have seen this platform clearly. It is also the first time that I have seen convincing evidence of activity on that platform.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-10
7:50 AM to 8:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 F, clear, breeze, high tide, very little heat simmer
Other Activity: 1 Osprey perched on/by nest. 1 Osprey on the perch.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-10
7:50 AM to 8:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 F, clear, breeze, high tide, very little heat simmer
Other Activity: Osprey on old blind near platform, eating. Being harassed by black bird
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-10
12:20 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: High 80s, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: short observation - just a drive by on a boat; could only see one adult perched above the nest and no other birds that I could see
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-10
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp - high 80s Wind - light Sunny skies
Other Activity: Saw up to 5 Osprey soaring over and around Great Bank and Choate Island 3 nestlings were seen on nest and one adult flew on and off of the nest during the observation
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-09
12:30 to 1:03
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot and sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: One adult sitting low in the nest, one on a side perch. Still can’t see if there is a chick at this nest. But there is always an adult attending the nest.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-09
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 95 and breezy and sunny
Other Activity: one osprey standing on edge of nest looking down into nest and looking down into nest. Dont see other osprey
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-09
1:15 to 1:22
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot and sunny
Other Activity: The adult is restless. Leaves the nest flies around and comes back. The nestling is no longer visible.
Observation Method:
General Comments: