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.
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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:
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?