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: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-12
3:00 PM to 3:01 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, wind SSE 9mph, mostly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: I keep looking but this platform won't have any action this year. Too late in the season. But I had a Double-crested Cormorant in the scope preening itself on the perch. This is a bird to see up close. Stunning with blue eyes and an orange face! And what underwater acrobats they are!
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 50
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: Both were on the nest & one was incubating. Then the one that was incubating flew to the perch near the nest & then continued to fly over the marsh. The other osprey got down in the nest & started incubating.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
6:35 AM. to 6:50 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40; sunny winds 4N
Other Activity: first observed Osprey I thought was incubating on nest then he/she flew away and did not see a return nor any sign of another osprey incubating.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
11:10 AM to 11:32 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees partly cloudy. wind ENE (very windy)
Other Activity: .
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars on pier by Salem Ferry
General Comments: I was not able to confirm whether an adult bird was in the nest. I did see what I thought was a head moving and I walked to various spots on the pier to see if I could get a better view.
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
11:40 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy 53 degrees windy ENE ~ 12-15 MPH
Other Activity: One adult was perched on a nearby tree close to the ground cleaning himself and fluffing his wings. Another bird was visible sitting in the nest. Neither bird moved while I was observing
Observation Method: In vehicle at the end of Osgood St with binoculars
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
10:45 AM to 11:02 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees, party cloudy, W ENE ~ 12 MPH
Other Activity: I did not observe any movement in or around the nest but it did appear that the nest continues to be built up and new sticks/brush were visible. I will continue to observe. It is difficult to find a viewing spot to actually be able to see down into the nest and I was not close enough to confirm whether an osprey head was visible.
Observation Method: On foot at the end of March St with binoculars.
General Comments: .
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
6:10 AM. to 6:20 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40; sunny winds 4N
Other Activity: male osprey perched on stand near nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Joseph wilson
Nest Name:
LYN-05 - GEAA Field Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
945 to 1000
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, dry
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Busy area for events, baseball, company picnics, soccer
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
06:04 PM to 06:30 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, 53 degrees F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from viewing platform
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-11
12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees wind East ~ 12 MPH partly cloudy
Other Activity: The adult was perched in the nest but moving around quite a bit. I could really only see the head but it was looking around and shifting itself in the nest.
Observation Method: On foot at beach near Jubilee Yacht club at the end of Water St with binoculars. On jetty at Independence Park with binoculars.
General Comments: