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 Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
9:00 to 9:15
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: Mom was feeding one chick. I didn't see the other chick but it was probably down in the nest.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 86F, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: no osprey seen on nest #1. Nest#2 has an osprey perched on the platform stick, eating a fish
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
7:10 PM to 7:25 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 82F, partly cloudy,
Other Activity: one OSPR was perched on tower when 2nd OSPR flew in and landed with a catch
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Courtney McManus
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
6:10 AM to 6:25 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76° humid and cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Not sure if adults or fledglings
Name: Patty Chen
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
9:00 AM to 9:15
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 79 degrees slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
4:30 PM to 5 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Humid,90f
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Nest abandoned.? Will check later in week
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79° sunny and hazy
Other Activity: Male osprey is sitting on the marsh platform closest to number one platform. Female is sitting in nest up on the side feeding her chicks. I see two possibly three. So small.!!
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
10:25 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, 85 degrees, no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: I checked GLO2 while on site. No osprey observed
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
10:00 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Clear, 85, no wind
Other Activity: First Adult in nest with one fledging stretching wings. Second smaller fledgling resting quietly. Second adult arrived with fish. I did not observe feeding on delivered fish. Second Osprey left nest and perched in nearby tree
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn LAfata
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-06
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70F sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: