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: Andrew Sanford
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-30
01:16 PM to 01:34 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 deg F, se 7 mph, 50 % cloud cover
Other Activity: 1 adult bird visible on nest at “MAR-02 Great Aquivitae Daymarker, Marblehead“ and one nestling when observation started. Soon a second nestling became visible, but generally only one nestling was usually visible and the other only very sporadically. After a while, second adult landed on nest, then one adult left after a bit. At one point, both adults left nest at same time, and then nestlings started to move around a bit more. An adult soon returned. Once or twice, one of the nestlings (I think the one that was usually visible) would flap her wings a few times. Maybe this nestling that was more often visible is the older of the two? Finally, at least once or twice I saw additional movement in the nest that perhaps could indicate a third nestling? I think it's more likely that there are only two, however.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S46765655
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-30
02:22 PM to 03:19 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F light SE wind, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Female perched, 2 nestlings up and down. Female left and circled, possibly because of nearby boaters, then returned to nest and ate. Nestlings seemed unconcerned, possibly fed themselves earlier.
Observation Method: on foot
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:
2018-06-29
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,70,calm
Other Activity: one osprey flying around up above nest, then flew to perch stick in marsh. Other osprey standing up right in the middle of nest.y
Observation Method: foot
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:
2018-06-29
11:30 PM to 11:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny and 65
Other Activity: one osprey standing on edge of nest and other one perched on stick in the marsh
Observation Method: foot
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:
2018-06-29
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: slight breeze, 82 and sunny
Other Activity: both osprey inside nest
Observation Method: foot
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:
2018-06-29
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: breezy, cloudy,70
Other Activity: one osprey on ground in marsh eating. Other Osprey up inside nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-29
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 86F, breeze, high tide, mostly sunny
Other Activity: OSPR 1 feeding chicks, OSPR 2 perched nearby
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: thrilled to see three chicks for the 1st time & they are eating.
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-29
9:45 AM to 10:24 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: yes, can't see how many
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76 degrees, sunny, clear, humid, low tide, slight breeze, some sun sheen/shimmer across the marsh
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on nest with chicks, 1 Osprey perched low on wood on the marsh just to the right of the nest, 1 Osprey flew from a snag to perch on a rock far right from the nest
Observation Method: on foot, from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-29
2:00 PM to 2:25 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 86F, high tide, mostly sunny, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-06-28
9:20 AM to 9:48 AM 6/28/18
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 66 degrees, cloudy, humid, low tide, in between rain storms
Other Activity: 1 Osprey perched on perch next to nest, 1 Osprey perched on a short sign post across Mud/Sawyers Creek.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: