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: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
05:17 PM to 05:24 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 77, ESE 12mph, gusts 18
Other Activity: adult sitting on perch near platform. 2 chicks visible, one spreading its wings.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Had borrowed scope
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
05:35 PM to 05:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 77, ESE 12mph, gusts 18
Other Activity: no adults on or near nest. 2 chicks, one blocking other until 1st one spread its wings and turned around, then 2nd behind it visible. Even with borrowed scope at max mag. (45x) couldn't see 3rd chick. Was it behind other 2 or did something happen to it, or what. Only seen once and not before or since by me or anyone else.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
12:55 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm, foggy, some wind
Other Activity: One adult was perched close to the nest, and the other (f?) Was perched beside the nest on the transmission tower. 2 of the nestlings were doing hopping and flapping in the wind, but the 3rd just wasn't ready. The parent hopped back up on the nest right next to him and seemed like she was trying to encourage him... I bet they will all fledge soon.
Observation Method:
General Comments: This nest looks like it's getting crowded! 😆
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind SSE@10mph Thin overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: No ospreys visible in nest
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
07:05 AM to 07:25 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 100%cloud cover/fog
Other Activity: no birds observed
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
07:20 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68D; overcast and foggy; winds 2mph S
Other Activity: Other Osprey nearby on perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: only could see 1 nestling (2 are known to be there) but it was so foggy making it hard to see. Saw 1 Osprey at Green Cabin on Post.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
07:05 AM to 07:25 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 100%cloud cover/fog
Other Activity: one adult in nest, feeding self; two nestlings
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
08:30 AM to 08:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degF, light breeze from SSW, 100% cloud cover/fog
Other Activity: one adult on post perch; one adult in nest with two chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
07:05 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68D; overcast and foggy; winds 2mph S
Other Activity: Other Osprey nearby on perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Easily to observe 2 nestlings feeding today.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-12
07:05 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68D; overcast and foggy; winds 2mph S
Other Activity: One Osprey on Perch on nest; one in nest with nestling.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: