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: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-26
11:30 AM. to 12:15 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 F; light breeze; cloudy; low tide
Other Activity: Ethel sitting on the nest perch, and Fred sitting on the marsh perch.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: No fledglings visible as the nest is very deep.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
9:45 to 10:05
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 74
Other Activity: Olivia left the nest & flew downstream. Right away she came back chasing an eagle. The eagle landed right outside our window & Olivia spent the next 20 minutes flying at it back & forth from the nest. The eagle finally flew off in the other direction.
Observation Method: From our house
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:
2023-06-25
7:05 PM to 8:02 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: FORGOT TO NOTICE
Other Activity: 7:05. One osprey perched very tall on nest edge 7:29 disappeared from view 7:31 osprey lands on nest. Bobs. Couldn't see if it brought anything 7:35 male arrives with fish, departs 7:37. Remaining osprey sits, bobs then perches 7:48 2 on nest one bobbing one perched facing out He leaves,hunting overwater 7:49 he's back??? 2 on nest 8:02 I left both still on nest one facing out
Observation Method: binoculars from across cove
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
09:20 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 76°F Wind SW@4mph Clear skies Visibility 10miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Osprey departed and returned with nesting material.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
01:55 PM to 02:04 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, mild breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Male perched on the corner left a few minutes after we arrived, the other remained incubating.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
01:22 PM to 01:33 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, mild breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Could be a bit higher than usual since we could see a bit of the body whereas we could only see the head previously.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
02:35 PM to 02:40 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, mild breeze, raining
Other Activity: Both left the nest soon after we arrived. A later view of the nest from another angle showed them to have returned, one perched on the nest, the other on the ground.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
02:52 PM to 02:58 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, mild breeze, rain letting up
Other Activity: Male perched on a light at the opposite end of the tower, female mostly hidden but head partly visible on occasion.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
03:10 PM to 03:16 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, mild breeze, overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-25
06:35 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degF, moderate wind from West, clear sky
Other Activity: one adult perched at nest, then flew off; one adult on pole perch east of platform; two more adults perched in area east of that around the green cabin
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: