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: 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.
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
11:00 AM to 11:23 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, sunny, some wind, nearing high tide, a few clouds
Other Activity: 1 Osprey on the nest perch and 1 Osprey on the nest. Then, 1 Osprey soared near the nest. The perched Osprey joined the soaring Osprey. Later, the nest Osprey flew off. A gull then perched on the nest. 2 doe's loudly leaped and darted out from some nearby trees. A smaller doe slowly crossed the marsh.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-13
10:18 AM to 10:52 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2 (possibly 3?) a full & busy nest!
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, sunny, a few clouds, windy, tide getting higher, beautiful morning
Other Activity: 1 Adult Osprey on nest with young, lots of movement & chirps, 1 Osprey soaring around nest, 1 other Osprey soaring to the right of the nest.
Observation Method: on foot, from boat ramp on marsh
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:
2018-07-12
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunn, breezy 75
Other Activity: one osprey sitting inside nest and other one flying over the Saugus River
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:
2018-07-12
2:20 PM to 2:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 76F, hi tide, sunny, breeze
Other Activity: 1 OSPR perched on tower, 1 OSPR on nest feeding self and at least 2 chicks. Both chicks appear to be large enough to fly. The 3rd chick was not visible.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: