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 Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-28
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 50°F Wind SW @ 8 gust 15mph Broken to overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: No activity on nest.
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-28
455 PM to 518 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny with clouds, temp 60 degrees, wind E/SE ~ 12 MPH.
Other Activity: The osprey remained perched on the nest. He fluffed his wings a few times but really remained very still. I was able to get some good pictures of him/her.
Observation Method: on foot at beach near Jubilee Yacht club with camera and binoculars.
General Comments: .
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
8:30 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: Both were on the nest and then one left the nest & flew out over the marsh. No sign of incubating.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
4:15 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear w/haze / 58° / wind - SE / 10mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: No nesting activity observed.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
01:47 PM to 02:08 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, light E wind, sunny with thin clouds
Other Activity: Male was leaving and returning often. Saw that he was bring and moving nesting material. Female rose once then resettled.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
02:26 PM to 03:13 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, light E wind, sunny with thin clouds
Other Activity: Appeared to be a female. We thought we had seen a lone male on the nest a previous day. We waited to see if a male would show but none did.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: On nest "Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2" there were two adults, one appeared to be incubating and the other working on the nest. Top chart and Marine chart show it to be in Marblehead waters.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
01:20 PM to 01:38 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, light E wind, Sunny with thin clouds
Other Activity: Male did not appear.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: darcy holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
11:10 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: light cloud cover
Other Activity: copulating
Observation Method: scope
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-21 - Laws Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees F Winds E 12-15 mph
Other Activity: One osprey on nest, other on marsh perch
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-27
3 PM to 5 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees F Winds E 12-15 mph
Other Activity: 1 Osprey in nest, no eggs
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: