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: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-18
8:30 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool
Other Activity: The pair have been working together like a well oiled machine. The male is busy chasing off intruders, bringing fish in, and carrying in fresh grass to the nest. The female has been turning the eggs and occasionally flying to a marsh perch to eat a fish while the male takes his nest turn.
Observation Method: From the back deck
General Comments: The male brings in a fish, shows it to her, then flies to the marsh perch to eat the head. He then brings her the rest of the fish to eat.
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-18
11:54 AM to 12:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 57 degrees, wind NNE 9mph,Cloudy, viability 10 miles
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Due to the angle and distance to the nest we cannot determine if the nest has eggs. Upon arrival we found one osprey moving about in the nest. Within a minute a second osprey arrived and perched itself on the side of the nest. The first osprey in the nest than took off and left the nest. The second osprey perched on the side of the nest than went into the nest and was moving about.
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:
2020-05-17
4:45 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia is still incubating and Ollie was perched on his favorite branch just outside our window. He spends a lot of time there. It's business as usual all day with Ollie bringing fish to Olivia and occasionally relieving her on the nest. They don't seem to be bothered by the occasional truck traffic and activity on the lot around their pole.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 6
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65, clear, light west wind
Other Activity: Two pairs of intruding ospreys circled the nest several times and the local male osprey spent his time trying to get above them and circling to chase them away while the female on the nest continuously made warning cries.
Observation Method: from back yard
General Comments: a single female osprey has been coming by regularly and circled low over the nest. The nesting female makes warning cries and the male chases the intruding female away. 2020-05-17
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ROW-11 - Hog Island Point
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
10 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
10 AM to 12 noon
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F Winds S 5 mph 60% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:45 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, light wind from SW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one head visible in nest, one bird on nest perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: heat shimmer very bad, and with distance it became difficult to discern anything more - in the future I'll begin at this site
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:45 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, light wind from SW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: bird down in nest popped up and chased off an intruder, then returned to nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, moderate wind from W, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in nest; second bird on post perch, then flew off; a little later a bird flew in from the west with a fish, past the platform, perched on a piling and began feeding self - don't know if it was from this platform or not
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: very large item (fabric? roofing material?) hanging off right side of platform; also, two nice rafts of Brant in water
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-17
07:00 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: