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:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-29
8:30 to 8:50
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 - cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Raddin St. & then from Margin St. to get another angle
General Comments: Mom & 2 chicks were on the nest. I couldn't see the 3rd but it might have been hiding.
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-29
6:45 AM to 10:45
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: Chick
Weather Conditions: No wind. Partly cloudy
Other Activity: Osprey spending alot of time on the nest
Observation Method: Deck on my house
General Comments: Chick looks really small from my observation point
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-29
08:05 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 77°F Wind SW @ 2mph Cloud cover 76% Visibility 8 miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Unlike the other nests I have observed recently, this nest appears to have only one adult with the fledgling.
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-29
145 PM to 205 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Humid, Sunny 92 degrees light winds
Other Activity: Larger Osprey flew off nest. Younger one flapped wings but did not move from nest.
Observation Method: On foot. Observation cameras at Independence Park
General Comments: .
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-29
07:30 AM to 07:35:AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 77°F Wind calm Cloud cover 76% Visibility 10miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-28
11:15 to 11:45
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82. Sunny
Other Activity: Make perched below nest. Female and two chicks in nest.
Observation Method: On foot. Binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-28
12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny and hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Great news. As I started suspecting last week there are two nestlings! Finally saw both on the nest flapping their wings like crazy. Female was on the nest and male was flying overhead. Confirmed with another watcher that all four had been on nest right before I arrived. Male had brought fish. So happy this pair with its rough start, having to rebuild existing nest when city removed it and then changing location to a different light post and building from scratch, has produced two young ones. The other watcher suspects the female was annoyed by the fake osprey the city put on the pole and that’s why they moved. At any rate should be flying soon!
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-28
7:15 AM to 7:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77 F, sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Both adults were perched on the nest, visible on the approach. 1 flew off as we left, and then the second did as well
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-28
6:40 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 77 F, sunny, very light wind
Other Activity: Observed the nest on the way to Round Island, over to Brophy and Dean and then on the way back. The adult and fledgling stayed at the nest the whole time. As no osprey were present at Brophy, perhaps it is the adult and fledgling from Brophy since Babson has been unoccupied. Fledgling looked identical to the adult except for light speckling on the wings.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-28
8:30 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear, sunny, humid, 77 degrees
Other Activity: Pauline continues to encourage the 2nd chick to fledge. She sits on the marsh perch with her backed turned toward the nest. The chick is staring at her while he is balancing on the edge of the nest. The first born chick has been flying and also doing some nest cleanup( rearranging sticks etc - I have never seen a young osprey do this behavior before).
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments: Yesterday, the first born was showing the younger chick how to vigorously flap the wings.