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:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-12
01:41 PM to 02:22 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F lt var wind, sunny
Other Activity: One adult perched and only two of the young became visible while we watched.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: 2018-07-12
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-12
02:37 PM to 03:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, lt var wind, sunny
Other Activity: One adult and 2 young perched, other adult eating. This adult then left and returned later. One of the young flapped briefly and hopped while flapping.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: 2018-07-12
Name: Andrew Sanford
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-12
10:19 AM to 10:43 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 deg F, NNE 8 mph, 0% cloud cover
Other Activity: 2 adults and two nestlings visible on nest at “MAR-02 Great Aquivitae Daymarker, Marblehead“ at start of observation period. A short time later, first one adult left, and then the other adult left too, leaving the nestlings along for about 5 minutes, then one adult returned and remained for rest of observation. Most of the time, only one nestling was visible, and it was quite large, sitting up for most of the observation period.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: https://ebird.org/view/checklist/S47148973
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:
2018-07-12
1:20 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, hi tide, sunny, breeze
Other Activity: one seagull visited the 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:
2018-07-11
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 and sunny and breezy
Other Activity: one osprey lying inside nest. Other one on perch on side of nest platform. That osprey then hopped into nest with other osprey
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-11
12:38 PM to 02:46 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87F, W at 4mph, sunny
Other Activity: Both adults perched, male left and returned. The young stretched their wings and flapped but without much strength.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: 2018-07-10
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-11
08:40 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degF, moderate wind from NE, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: single large adult perched at the edge of the nest the entire time I was observing
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-11
08:40 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 degF, moderate wind from NE, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: male was on post perch feeding self, then flew to nest a couple of times with more nesting material; female was feeding chicks - could see two for the first time :-)
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2018-07-11
07:45 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, light wind from N, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: lots of drama: two adults each brought in a large fish, almost at the same time, then suddenly there was a third adult on the platform; the male Osprey took off after the intruder, and they duked it out at the edge of a creek, flying up then rapidly right down at the other, almost head first; the female remained at the nest, feeding herself, and possibly the chicks were also feeding themselves
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
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