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: Gareth Fell
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
05.30 PM to 05.55.pm
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Warm sunny , clear , low tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot from McCabe Park
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
7:15 to 7:45
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65F sunny clear and windy
Other Activity: male sitttng in marsh near riverbank and nest pole
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: joseph wilson
Nest Name:
LYN-05 - GEAA Field Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
5:00 to 5:15 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear and breezy 71 degrees
Other Activity: Female sitting down is nest, male not present
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: Male seen other times so may be fishing
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
1:30 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, wind 12mph, SSW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
1:30 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, wind 14 mph, SSW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
6:10 PM to 6:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, wind SW 13mph, mostly sunny.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-12
5:20 PM to 5:50 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees, wind SW 13mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments: This nest was active at the beginning of the season.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-11
03:56 PM to 04:04 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 66, sunny, SW 14mph, gusts 24--mostly gusts!
Other Activity: 1 osprey sitting on nest. other perched on perch next to platform, then flew around and onto edge of nest. Both on edge of nest, then 2nd flew off and original on nest sat back down.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: another osprey, I expect unrelated was soaring high over marsh.
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-11
2:22 to 2:28
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, gusty, about 70 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-11
2:40 to 2:48
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, gusty, about 70 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: