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: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-27
8:50 AM to 9:10 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, foggy, little to no wind
Other Activity: An adult was on the perch near the nest and the 2 large nestlings were on the nest, one doing quite a bit of wing flapping, but no flight.
Observation Method: through the scope from Hellcat Dike and then from the platform at the Pines Trail
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-26
08:30 to 08:35
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 70°F Wind calm Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Empty nest
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-26
07:45 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-26
1:00 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Hazy, warm, light breezes
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Visual from house
General Comments: As we have been away in recent days, I can’t say exactly when the other members of this family group were last seen, but at this point, it appears that the last, and likely the slowest to gain weight, offspring associated with this nest is the bird that remains. It is calling quite consistently for almost all the time it is present.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-26
6 PM to 6:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73F, slightly hazy, no wind, high tide
Other Activity: the sole ospr didn't leave the nest & no other ospreys of any size or age appeared.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-26
08:50 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 68° Wind NE@ 5mph High thin overcast
Other Activity: When I arrived there appeared to be one fledgling on nest. A short time later it flew off the nest. Minutes later what appeared to be an adult arrived at the nest with a fish. At this point the fledgling returned to the nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-26
08:10 to 08:15
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 760 Wind calm Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Nest occupied by Herring Gull
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
11:10 AM to 11:20M
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 78° / 1 mph to 5 mph SSE
Other Activity: Single osprey perched at far transmission tower.
Observation Method: Pulled into Wheelabrator site - at truck turnaround area
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
10:50 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 1 mph to 5 mph SSE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Parked in Rt. 107 pull off area. Walked out to edge of river via cut in fencing. Used scope and binoculars
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-25
11:25 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 87° / 1 mph to 5 mph SSE
Other Activity: Four total observed. One perched on tree on opposite of fly-ash mount. three others in flight
Observation Method: Drove to rear of Wheelabrator site (left side from the front entry)
General Comments: