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: joseph wilson
Nest Name:
LYN-05 - GEAA Field Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-19
400 PM to 415 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: breezy, cloudy, some rain 77 degrees
Other Activity: 1 fledgling in nest feeding, then flew from nest out of sight
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-18
2:40 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Cloudy 70
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: One fledgling was in the nest and nobody else was in sight. After a few minutes the fledgling jumped up to the perch on the nest platform.
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-18
6:00 to 6:20
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: 72 degrees, cloudy,
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: The fledglings are calling to the adult on the other tower. The adult is eating The second adult sits over the nest Hope they get fed soon
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-18
3:30 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, cool (~68F), light wind.
Other Activity: At first I observed one bird on the nest but then it flew off and took some loops close to shore. Finally, it reappeared with a small fish and flew back towards the nest and out of sight.
Observation Method: On foot at the beach at Independence Park.
General Comments: I'm assuming that this was the fledgling because I hadn't seen any birds on the nest recently, so I thought the parents flew south.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-17
7:45 AM< to 8:05 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 65 F, foggy/cloudy, no wind
Other Activity: 2 fledglings on the nest were flying out and around the nest and across the marsh, and then coming in to land. It took several tries for the one that was trying to land on the perch. There was a third osprey in the nest which didn't fly, and I assume it to be the third nestling/fledgling because there was also an osprey on the post nearby.
Observation Method: Through scope from the ramp across from lot 1 at PRNWR
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-17
9:05 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 f, partly cloudy, light breeze
Other Activity: There were 3 osprey at the nest, and the larger one was feeding one of the nestlings. The young at this nest appeared (in the scope view) noticeably smaller than the adult which was surprising for this time of year.
Observation Method: through the scope from Hellcat Dike
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-17
2:05 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 F, partly cloudy, light breeze
Other Activity: Osprey on the perch near the nest
Observation Method: through the scope from Trustees launch area
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-17
2:05 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 71 F, partly cloudy, light breeze
Other Activity: Initially the nest was empty, but then the fledgling flew in and perched in the nest
Observation Method: through scope from Trustees launch area
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-16
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny , calm
Other Activity: 1 osprey perched on the perch of the osprey platform
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-16
10:05 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Nest is empty.