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: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
02:05 PM to 02:22 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly sunny 75 degrees light east wind < 10 mph
Other Activity: One adult osprey perched in nest. They did not move or appear to be attentive to anything in the nest
Observation Method: On foot at the end of March St with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Both were perched, one left and returned with nesting material, the other placed it while the first went for more. One eventually left and the other squatted as if incubating.
Observation Method: On foot by scope from Forest River Park
General Comments: Maybe next year?
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
09:55 AM to 10:02 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 70F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Angela Sorensen
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
07:10 PM to 07:22 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 partly cloudy minimal wind
Other Activity: Mom apparently tending to chicks - saw only one head above nest level briefly
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Angela Sorensen
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
07:15 PM to 07:24 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 partly cloudy minimal wind
Other Activity: 1 at nest, 1 at nearby post
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
09:57 AM to 10:04 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 70F
Other Activity: Chick visibly moving around in nest, but no wing flapping yet
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-13 - Clubhead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
10:12 AM to 10:18 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 70F
Other Activity: Appears tb small amt of nesting material on platform and several smaller birds, maybe grackle-ish?
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
10:14 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 70F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Pretty sure there was only 1 chick, but it’s possible there are 2…..
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
12:28 PM to 12:32 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
12:27 PM to 12:32 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Two babies were hanging out while parents was moving sticks around it looked like