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: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-03
2:15 PM to 2:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 91 cloudy
Other Activity: I was finally able to see one of the chicks away from the nest. It was perched on a tree near the nest and the other one was perched on the nest. Ollie & Olivia were not around where I could see them.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-03
11:10 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82, slight breeze, hazy, high tide
Other Activity: Nest was empty when I arrived. Around 11:40 a single Osprey showed up next to the nest with a fish. I couldn't tell if it was a juvenile or adult.
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, from across the cove
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-03
6:45 PM to 7:25
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, wind SW 4 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: My chicks have fledged! Finally, a successful nest. Dad was perched while two of the fledglings were hanging out in the nest, then flying off, then returning, back and forth like this for quite a while. So Cool! No sign of the 3rd fledgling. But what a great feeling for me...finally! I'm totally filled with joy! Thanks, Dave, for all you do to make these experiences possible for us.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
12:25 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 80°F Wind SE @ 5mph Hazy overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
7:15 AM to 7:18 an
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Hazy, humid, 84 degrees. Slight breeze from the southeast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Did not realize there were two chicks. This great news.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
:7:00 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: hot sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-02
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 78F, calm
Other Activity: 1 adult sitting on nest platform perch. Nestling is inside the nest. other adult is on the Platform 2 perch eating a fish
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
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: