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: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-08
2:10 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees, NE breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Female on side of nest with at least 2 visible nestlings.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-08
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 75°F Wind calm Sky clear
Other Activity: One nestling observed stretching wings
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-08
09:40 AM to 09:50 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 75°F Wind calm Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 2 adults 1 chick.
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-07
806 AM to 825 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, Cloudy, light fog, no visible wind.
Other Activity: One osprey was perched above nest. There was no activity visible in nest. A small boat with a person fishing came in very close to the channel marker. The osprey fluffed his/her wings a few times and then flew off its perch. It continued to circle the nest flying high and low over the water. It did not go far from the nest and when the boat moved a bit it returned and perched directly on the edge of the nest. The boat was still nearby but not directly below.
Observation Method: On foot on ferry pier with binoculars.
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-07
835 AM to 856 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy 78 degrees no visible wind. Water very calm.
Other Activity: There were two adult osprey in nest very busy with what appeared to be feeding chicks. I do think I glimpsed some small heads. Both adults seemed very focused and it is possible they could have been feeding themselves. They did continue to rotate so I observed them facing in and out of the nest. One fluffed its wings a few times.
Observation Method: On foot and in vehicle at the end of Osgood and Planters St with binoculars.
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:
2024-07-07
1:15 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85, clear, mild breeze, high tide
Other Activity: Adult stands on nest edge while juveniles pop up from time to time. Chicks flap and stretch occasionally. After a time another adult appears from inside the nest. She (assumed) perches toward the side. Around 1:30 one adult quickly catches a fish and returns to nest. The other watches from top of pylon.
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, from across Collins cove
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-07
742 AM to 758 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, Humid 78 degrees very light / no wind
Other Activity: The adult was busying his or herself within the nest - it appeared that maybe he/she was feeding a chick. I did see one small head. No other adults were observed.
Observation Method: In vehicle and an on foot at the end of March St Court with binoculars.
General Comments: .
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-07
8:15 AM to 8:35
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3 !
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77, faint breeze, partial overcast, humid
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-07
910 AM to 925 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, foggy, cloudy, no wind, the water was very flat.
Other Activity: One Osprey was spotted flying but not circling like the other observation on the nest at Salem Ferry. There was also a small fishing boat nearby and with the fog obscuring the nest there did not appear to be any activity. However, by the end of the time I was observing the fog was lifting and I did observe one osprey in the nest. It was huddled down in the nest and I could not really tell if it was an adult.
Observation Method: In vehicle and on foot at Independence Park in Beverly with binoculars.
General Comments: Foggy. There was a layer of fog right at the nest level (clear above and below) By the end of my observation it did start to lift and one osprey was visible in the nest.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-06
2:25 PM to 2:36 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84, mostly cloudy, SSW 10mph gusts 22
Other Activity: 1 adult on perch over nest. 2 chicks, 1 stretched wings
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: