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 Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
12:10 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87 degrees F, partly cloudy, no wind
Other Activity: We observed an adult bring a fish to the nestling and then fly off. The nestling proceeded to eat it's lunch
Observation Method: On foot from viewing platform
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
12:45 PM to 01:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind SE@5mph Hazy overcast skies
Other Activity: One of the fledglings departed for a short flight then returned to nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
12:10 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 800F Wind SE@ 5mph Hazy thin clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-01
12:45 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88°/sunny/7 mph WNW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Drove into Wheelabrator site and briefly pulled into truck turnaround area.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-01
12:25 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 89° / Sunny/ 7 mph WNW
Other Activity: Single osprey on nest. Another - adult osprey 20 yards to the southeast in marsh grasses
Observation Method: Parked in Rt 107 Pullout. Walked thru newly cut opening in chain link fence. Used scope and binoculars
General Comments:
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:
2024-08-01
12:55 PM to 1:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88° / Sunny/ 7 mph WNW
Other Activity: Quite. Too quite.....
Observation Method: Pulled into UPS facility and standing on edge of door opening - viewed over top of fence with binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-01
12:25 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Sunny - 88° / 7mph WNW
Other Activity: Two fledgelings nest. Single Osprey on radio tower.
Observation Method: Able to walk through newly cut opening in fence at Rt. 107 pull-off area.
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:
2024-08-01
7:45 PM to 8:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2?
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 80, slight breeze, hazy, tide incoming, high about 10 pm
Other Activity: Two, then three Osprey eating fish. One on nest, two on pylon struts. Don't know if it was 2 adults and 1 fledgling or the other way around
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, across Collins cove
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-01
12:10 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny - 85° / 7mph WNW
Other Activity: Two adults observed. For a number of weeks, there has only been one adult noted in this location.
Observation Method: Walked out to marsh's edge via well worn path
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-01
11:48 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: Sunny 83°. Wind: West-Northwest 8 mph
Other Activity: Three fledglings perched. One adult flew onto nest and perched on the light tower's edge. A fledgling few over to the security camera trailer in parking lot and stayed for quite awhile.
Observation Method: Drove out to far end of large parking lot and viewed with binoculars.
General Comments: