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: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-18
6:45 AM. to 7:05 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52; overcast; winds 10NE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Julie Williams
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-18
11:16 AM to 11:31 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57degrees, cloudy, wind NE at 11mph
Other Activity: Adult on nest stayed put for the entire 15 mins. When I arrived, Adult #2 was perched on the low post. A few minutes later, it flew upstream. It did not return to the nest during the 15 minute period.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Cherry Underwood
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-18
9:30 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56, cloudy, no wind
Other Activity: One osprey was on the nest and the second was perched nearby.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, breezy, 62F,
Other Activity: male is perched on the branch of the driftwood tree preening
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
1:45 to 1:50
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s, moderate breeze, blue sky and some clouds
Other Activity: Osprey left shortly after I arrived.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
07:45 AM to 05:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
2:15 PM to 2:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly sunny, 60s, breezy
Other Activity: One osprey was sitting on the nest and the other was perched on the side for the entire 15 min.
Observation Method: foot, binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
2:25 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, 60s, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Happy to report both osprey were present today after not seeing or hearing any the last two days. Presumably one was deep in the nest those times but I watched for an hour Wednesday and 30 minutes yesterday and the other one was not around. Maybe the male is going further for fish than in past years as there are a number of Eagle nests in the area. I believe the male was on the nest today and was silent until a hawk flew nearby. The female came and landed on the nest and traded places with the male who flew to nearby pole and then took off toward river. The hawk has a lot of damaged feathers. Not sure if there have been skirmishes with the osprey or others. No sign of the interloper from last week. Hopefully all is well but another watcher and I both feel there is a sense of unrest as opposed to the last two years.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 F, partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity: Initially 1 was on the perch. A few minutes later a second came into the nest and both were down on the nest. Through the scope it was hard to tell if an item had been brought into the nest.
Observation Method: through scope from land - watching Round Island and Babson
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-17
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63 F, partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope looking back and forth from Round to Babson
General Comments: