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: jim roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-01
01:00 PM to o1:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-01
11:40 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78, cloudy, windy
Other Activity: one adult perched on top of structure, second adult feeding chick on nest.
Observation Method: vehicle, then on foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-08-01
11:20 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 79, windy, cloudy
Other Activity: 2 juveniles on side of nest. one flapping wings.
Observation Method: vehicle, then on foot
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-31
1:11 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Warm and breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
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:
2018-07-31
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80, sunny
Other Activity: 3 ospreys on nest platfrom. 1 inside nest, 1 on perch post, and one sitting on side of nest
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:
2018-07-31
1:35 to 1:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Warm and breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Geoff Wilson
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-31
1:35 to 1:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Warm and breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Testing their wing. Gliding up off of the nest and dropping back down. Any day now.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-31
02:30 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, 10mph SE, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Three young nestled, adult arrived soon after. One of the young rose to poop and stayed perched. The young one opened its wings and flapped weakly and remained perched.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-31
12:45 PM to 02:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 81F, SE at 10mph, part cloudy
Other Activity: Nest initially empty. Later, 1 adult & 2 fledglings arrived. Soon after, the adult and 1 fledgling left. The remaining fledgling ate and stayed perched.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-31
08:45 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degF, light wind from NNW, 50% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult, first on the post perch, then flew off and returned with a large stick, proceeded to work it into the already very large nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: