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: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-06
2:52 PM to 3:03 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84, cloudy, SW 10mph, gusts 22
Other Activity: 2 adults seen, one on perch over nest and one on nearby perch. Saw 1 chick. Adult on nearby perch flew off and flew in low circle then went down to water and came back to nest with fish
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-06
3:09 PM to 3:19 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84, cloudy, SSW 10 mph gusts 22
Other Activity: 1 adult on nest later flew off. 1 chick on nest. Other adult on nest utility pole in front of tower
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
02:20 to 02:29 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 81F, light E wind, hazy sky
Other Activity: One adult arrived soon after we set up to watch, then nestlings stirred. One opened its wings briefly and both remained perched afterward.
Observation Method: By scope from Harbormaster hill on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
01:20 PM to 01:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 81F, light E wind, hazy sky
Other Activity: Female soon left the nest and perched on a nearby piling. Male did not take the incubating position. They stayed in these positions for 10 minutes and we left.
Observation Method: By scope from Forest River Park.
General Comments: They may be admitting the obvious. The female was the new one to the pair and may be too young?
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
02:32 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 81F, light E wind, hazy sky
Other Activity: Female perched on nest and nestling perched ahead of her. Male arrived with a catch and the female used it to feed the nestling. At the same time, there were two adults perched on the nearby marker for the Little Aquavitae.
Observation Method: By scope from hill near lighthouse on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
09:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast, light rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Same pair as on Newbury 9
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
2:25 PM to 5:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp. High 80’s, no wind, hot sun
Other Activity: Female standing up on nest. Male sitting on bare tree on island.
Observation Method: Deck looking at ten pound
General Comments: No viewing of chicks. Time is now 5:10pm. Female now sitting down on nest. Male still not visiting nest
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
2:25 PM to 5:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp. High 80’s, no wind, hot sun
Other Activity: Female standing up on nest. Male sitting on bare tree on island.
Observation Method: Deck looking at ten pound
General Comments: No viewing of chicks. Time is now 5:10pm. Female now sitting down on nest. Male still not visiting nest
Name: Joan O’Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-05
3:15 PM to 3:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1?
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1?
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm,windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: I returned today to try to determine if the Osprey in the nest was an adult or chick. Again it was sitting low in the nest, but I could clearly see the back feathers. I came home and look at the Osprey ccam to compare my bird with Mr. Big and Ms. Little. My Osprey’s feather were dark and solid. I think it was an adult.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-04
10:10 AM to 12:20 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 77 degrees F Winds SW at 10 mph 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Three medium sized chicks with some feathers
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: