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: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
1:10 PM to 1:20 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 62° Sun/haze No slight breeze
Other Activity: Female sitting down low
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
1:40 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 62° Sun/haze No slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
12:40 PM to 12: 50 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60° Sunny sky to haze. Wind 10mph - ENE
Other Activity: Female sitting in nest with male perched on pole across Rt. 107
Observation Method: On foot from the marsh across the road from utility pole.
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
5:10 PM to 5:25 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High 50s, 5 mph, hazy sky
Other Activity: Feeding on perch away from platform
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
5:10 PM to 5:25 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High 50s, 5 mph, hazy sky
Other Activity: Feeding on perch away from platform
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
11:55 AM to 12:10
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58° Mostly Sunny, Wind+ENE. 10mph w/gusts 16mph
Other Activity: Two on nest and later one perched near by.
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments: Nest has a blue and red strip of plastic or cloth flying of the side.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
11:35 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55° Mostly Sunny, Wind+ENE. 10mph w/gusts 16mph
Other Activity: Osprey perched in the middle of light stanchion - approximately halfway up
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Multiple Killdeers in the area
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
12:09 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60° Mostly Sunny, Wind+ENE. 10mph w/gusts 16mph
Other Activity: Female on next and might be incubating. Male perched nearby.
Observation Method: On foot from pull-off on Rt. 107. Using spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: darcy holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
7:10 PM to 7:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-29
11:15 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: High 60s and sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From car in lot
General Comments: Both on nest. When in the nest hard to spot due to height of pole and depth of nest. No other osprey around today. Was there yesterday too - male flying around and didn’t see female but I’m thinking she may have been in the nest.