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 Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
12:20 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58°/13 mph-27 mph/SSW/ overcast with brightening skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pulled into UPS distribution center. Viewed over fencing via binoculars.
General Comments: At least for the time being, clear view of this platform. Normally, there's so much overgrowth from this advantage place.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
12:05 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55°/13 mph-27 mph/SSW/ overcast with brightening skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pulled over into Route 107 parking area. Walked through cut opening in fence to viewing at river's edge.
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 degrees, cloudy, light SE
Other Activity: Female osprey has arrived and joined male on platform 2 for mating. Later in the morning a third osprey intruded, bringing nesting material and trying to join one of the residents on Platform 2. Lots of loud calling and chasing around with many attempts to land and the resident pair both chasing the intruder at different times.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Diane Dondero
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
3:20 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 64 degrees, cloudy
Other Activity: female arrived and hovered over platform with male perched, she hovered and was vocal for about 10 mins. She landed on Platform 2 with Male. They mated a number of times. They took turns flying back and forth to Platform 1 & 2.
Observation Method: backyard
General Comments:
Name: SALLY MCMURRY
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
4:25 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Light breeze and some gusts, 60, mostly overcast, tide outgoing halfway
Other Activity: WhenI arrived there were two: One in nest, one below on strut. Upper one took off and returned very soon with fish. Lower one flew up to nest briefly ? Attempted mating, ? flew off Returned to strut 4;55 with fish I think, bobbing as if eating--hard to see I left at 5:00 with same setup: one on nest and one below. I looked back on my way back and the strut one was just leaving the nest, having made a food delivery
Observation Method: on foot, using binoculars from opposite shore
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
03:00 PM to 03:20 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: low 60's, low clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
11:45 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55°/13 mph-27 mph/SSW/ overcast with brightening skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Walk-through phragmites to opening at marsh edge.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
11:30 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58°/13 mph – 27 mph/SSW/heavy cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Drove into the old Wonderland parking area, viewed from Poland area with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
12:05 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55°/13 mph-27 mph/SSW/ overcast with brightening skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pulled over at Route 107 parking area. Cut through open fence and view river's edge.
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-03-31
11:00 to 12:00
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50's, dense fog
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: