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: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-03-13
11:00 to 12:00
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: nest check to determine if the nest survived winter winds. Nest intact
Name: Terry St Pierre
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-24
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rainy
Other Activity: It is flying about but seems like it’s here much later than usual
Observation Method: Binoculars from my yard
General Comments: I watch them all season from my yard. This one seems to be staying much longer than usual . May have been one other last week but only hearing the one now
Name: Betsy Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-20
07:00 AM to 7:15 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot tower is on the property that my house sits on. So, I view the action on a daily basis. this is the latest that we have seen an osprey on the towers.
General Comments: I believe this osprey is a young one who stayed in the nest for a long time, often insisting that the adult feed it, this is from early September. The adult left about 9/11 This young one is fishing and feeding itself, finally.
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:
2023-09-14
08:05 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, moderate wind from WNW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: no Osprey observed in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-14
08:05 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, moderate wind from WNW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: no Osprey observed in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-14
08:25 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, 10% cloud cover, moderate wind from NNW
Other Activity: one juv at NEW-01 Graf Salt Marsh Platform #1, feeding itself; no birds at NEW-07 Platform #2
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: migrating Osprey flew over, heading southwards
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-14
08:05 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, moderate wind from WNW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: no Osprey observed in area
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: hatch year Bald Eagle perched on nest at NEW-06 Chace Island Platform #2
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-14
08:25 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, 10% cloud cover, moderate wind from NNW
Other Activity: one juv perched at the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: migrating Osprey flew over, heading southwards
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-14
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 66 degF, no wind, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one juv on the swallow nest box, feeding itself; later it flew back to the nest, and then down to the river
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General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-09-08
08:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: hot overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: This is the 3rd straight day no fledgling around, so I'm assuming he's heading south. This will be my last report unless I see him back.