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: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
12:35 to 12:45
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 73 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: There was one fledgling on the nest.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
6:00 AM to 11:47 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: I believe both fledgings are flying. Yesterday, there were 3 birds on the nest; today just 1, and I think it's a fledging.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
12:15 to 12:30
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 73 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Margin St.
General Comments: Two fledglings were on the nest & the third was on a rock on the edge of the river. Then that one joined the others on the nest. One was flapping really hard & getting air under its feet.
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
14:00 to 14:15
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2?
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 100 % cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: 2birds on nest, not sure if they are both nestlings or an adult and a nestling
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
14:45 to 14:30
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 100% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Observed bird appears to be a juvenile
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
3:20 PM to 3:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, breezy, cloudy
Other Activity: Lone adult osprey on nest perch flew away when I approached.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
2:50 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, breezy, cloudy
Other Activity: Adult male osprey on nearby perch. The female came back as I approached by boat. One large nestling standing in nest but it wouldn't take off no matter how much noise I made. I did not see a 2nd nestling this time.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
2:50 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, breezy, cloudy
Other Activity: Adult male osprey on nearby perch. The female came back as I approached by boat. One large nestling standing in nest but it wouldn't take off no matter how much noise I made. I did not see a 2nd nestling this time.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
2:35 PM to 2:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, cloudy, breezy
Other Activity: Adult male osprey was on the nearby marsh perch and one large nestling was on the edge of the nest. It did flap it's wings but did not lift off.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
3:05 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, breezy, cloudy
Other Activity: One lone adult osprey on nest perch. It was empty when I came back an hour or so later.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: