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: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
8 AM to 8:15
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70° winds calm. Sky clear
Other Activity: Second osprey brought fish to nest. Both adults were seen.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Nest active and in good condition
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-04
4:55 PM to 5:10 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 81F, 10 mph winds, hazy/cloudy, humid
Other Activity: I watched the nest for 10 mins & could not see an OSPR. Then, she stood up and stretched he wings. Other than that, just the usual boat traffic in the channel
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-03
09:40 AM to 09:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, mostly sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-03
12:05 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, mostly sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: 2nd osprey was perched on the side of the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-03
7:00 AM to 7:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, no wind
Other Activity: Slight changes in behavior. Male is spending much more time in the nest with the female over the past few days. They still swap places but now the process is much more refined. Instead of one flying off while the other flies in to sit on the eggs, they now carefully do an exchange side by side with one having wings spread over the eggs as the swap occurs.
Observation Method: On back deck
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-03
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, mostly sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-03
10:35 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, mostly sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey incubating. 2nd osprey brought in a fish to feed the one in the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-03
10:10 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, mostly sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey in nest and 2nd osprey on nearby perch in marsh.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-02
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: Olivia was incubating and Ollie was perched on the nest. A couple of hours later Olivia was in a nearby tree while Ollie relieved her in the nest. There is a lot of heavy trucking and noise on the rail trail and in the lot where the pole is but it doesn't seem to bother them.
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-02
12:37 PM to 12:54 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 58 degrees, wind SE 10mph, mostly sunny, visibility 10 miles
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Upon arrival we noticed one osprey moving about in the nest. At 12:58 PM the second osprey arrived at the nest and within a short period of time departed the nest. Due to the angle and distance to the nest we are not able to determine if the nest has eggs.