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-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
6:45 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 - cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: We have a 3rd chick!! Ollie & Olivia were on the nest with the 3 chicks who were flapping their wings & bumping into each other. They have the dark eye patch and are growing so fast.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
07:10 AM. to 07:15 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59D; overcast; winds 2mph N
Other Activity: continue to check this location periodically. No signs of nest building; no osprey.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
06:40 AM. to 6:50 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58D; overcast; 5 mph N
Other Activity: One osprey again on perch on platform. Could not see a second osprey on nest. Last week no osprey seen.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Sean Riley
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by foot
General Comments: Went out to check the nest, 2 chicks small, about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks old. Will return in a few weeks.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
7:15 AM. to 07:30 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60D, overcast winds 7 wnw
Other Activity: there are 2 osprey on pilings to left of green camp.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
6:07 AM. to 06:20 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57D; overcast; winds 4 N
Other Activity: one on perch on nest; one in nest. Not nesting, moving around quite a bit.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
06:22 AM. to 6:30 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57D; overcast; hazy; winds 2 N
Other Activity: first time seeing nestling in this nest. Could only truly identify one.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Glennon
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
03:15 PM to 03:40 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 cloudy and humid
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
10:15 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, calm
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:
2023-06-23
1:15 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, sunny, light winds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot, binoculars
General Comments: I could only see two small "things" moving on opposite sides of the nest. They are too small and the nest is too far away for them to be distinctly birds.