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-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 52°, light breeze.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
12:20 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 52°, light breeze.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Pole and platform listing to the left (as viewed from loop road).
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
12:50 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 52°, light breeze.
Other Activity:
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:
2024-04-24
12:30 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 52°, light breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from trail
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
12:10 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 52°, light breeze.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from marsh
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
635 AM to 652 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, partly cloudy, South wind ~ 10 MPH
Other Activity: 2 osprey observed. One perched on channel marker below nest and one osprey head visible in nest.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars on ferry dock.
General Comments: .
Name: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
11:00 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, breezy, overcast with slight drizzle
Other Activity: I noticed one adult osprey perched in the nest and one in flight to the northwest toward the Salem power plant.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
657 AM to 712 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, wind from south ~ 10 MPH. Cloudy. The visibility was not great
Other Activity: One osprey appeared to be perched in nest. I could see the head moving. No other osprey visible in the area.
Observation Method: Vehicle with binoculars at the end of Osgood Street and then moved to Planters street to confirm it was a bird in the nest. Observed head moving but visibility was not great.
General Comments: .
Name: SALLY MCMURRY
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Windy, sunny, 61, low tide at 6:24 pm
Other Activity: 5:00 pm. One Osprey head poking up in nest. 5:15 still one visible, now perched on nest, moving
Observation Method: FOOT, binoculars, from across Collins cove
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-24
715 AM to 732 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, partly cloudy, wind from the south ~ 10 MPH
Other Activity: One adult osprey perched on tower several rungs before nest. Preening and cleaning himself. Fluffed wings but primarily appeared to be observing his surroundings. There was another osprey visible in the next but it was only a head moving around.
Observation Method: Vehicle with binoculars at the end of March St
General Comments: