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: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
710 AM to 732 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees sunny wind from the NE ~ 10-12 MPH
Other Activity: Osprey's head was visible moving in the nest. There was no other activity in our around the nest
Observation Method: On foot on pier near ferry with binoculars
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
745 AM to 815 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees, wind NE ~ 10MPH Sunny
Other Activity: No osprey visible in or around nest.
Observation Method: Binoculars at the end of March Street
General Comments: .At 1144am a friend sent me a txt stating they saw an adult flying around near Osgood St and land on the transmission tower.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
01:27 PM to 01:36 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, steady wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Some movement in the nest, not clear. Wind too much to get clear view.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
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:
2024-05-04
645 AM to 702 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees sunny wind NE ~ 8 MPH
Other Activity: No osprey visible on or around nest.
Observation Method:
General Comments: .
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
01:54 PM to 02:11 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, steady wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female perched on nest, male perched on lower support piling. Another osprey flew over the nest then left. Male on the lower support ignored it but left later.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2 had one osprey in incubating position. She remained there the whole time.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
01:05 PM to 01:18 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52F, steady wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female incubating, male perched down on rocks below the nest.
Observation Method: On foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
6:20 AM. to 6:35 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45D; sunny; winds 4ene
Other Activity: osprey on stand flew into grass
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
6:20 AM. to 6:35 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45D; sunny; winds 4 ene
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
6:40 AM. to 6:50 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45D; sunny 4E
Other Activity: 1 osprey only today on platform
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-04
6:20 AM. to 6:35 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45D; sunny; winds 4ENE
Other Activity: Osprey on perch. could not see osprey on nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: