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: Debra Darby
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-02
12:00 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: Clear, breezy (15 MPH)
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 3 fledglings and 1 parent in the nest, and the other parent brought a small herring from the Brace Cove area (we assuming) to the nest.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-11 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
11:10 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 77°, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Parked along Mills Ave. and viewed from across the river.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-10 - Saugus River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:55 AM to 11:05 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: Two nestlings sighted in nest. One seemed to quite close to the edge. Third sighted on transmission tower to the NW (left) of SAU-10
Observation Method: Pulled into Gibson Point parking lot and observed from river’s edge.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:55 AM to 11:05 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: Female and one nestling sighted within nest.
Observation Method: Pulled into Gibson Point parking lot and observed from river’s edge.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:20 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: One osprey in nest platform. One nestling seen working on fledging.
Observation Method: Parked in Rt. 107 pull off area and walked to river's edge.
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:
2026-08-01
10:45 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 5
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: One nestling in nest. 5 sighted flying around Wheelabrator dumping grounds. Difficult to work out which "fledglings" belong to which nest. Deeming all 5 sighted as adults.
Observation Method: Pulled into UPS Distribution Center parking lot.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:20 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: Initially, empty nest. Three sitting out on radio tower. One then flew back to the nest and then off again Then two others overhead over the river/marsh
Observation Method: Parked in Rt. 107 pull off area and walked to river's edge.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-07 - Pines River Ground Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 77°, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Parked at Jacob’s park and walked to the edge of the marsh.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-05 - Pines River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:20 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78°, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: One sitting in the Platform nest and then platform perch Second flew in and perched on marsh located perch
Observation Method: Parked in Rt. 107 pull off area and walked to river's edge.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 77°, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity: Two osprey sitting side-by-side in the nest.
Observation Method: Parked at Jacob’s park and walked to the edge of the marsh.
General Comments: