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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
11:29 AM to 11:59 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, breezy, 87F
Other Activity: adult feeding 2chicks. Other adult flew to branch in marsh, fed on fish and flew off
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
11:40 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Smoky, 88°, 13-20MPH NW
Other Activity: Female observed feeding 3 nestlings sighted. Male brought in a fish and then left.
Observation Method: Parked in Rt. 107 pull off area and walked to river's edge.
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
07:45 PM to 08:15 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees, 10-15 SW, hazy
Other Activity: Male perched on platform 3 and feeding. Female begging for food. After a few minutes the male flew to the nest on platform 1 with a fish. The male then flew off and the Female fed three nestlings. Afterward at least two of the nestlings lifted their wings and flapped them in the breeze.
Observation Method: from back deck
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
10:14 AM to 10:18 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity: Bird in nest flapping its wings, so I’m calling it a fledgling; adult sitting on daddy pole
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
10:14 AM to 10:18 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity: Empty platform, as usual.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-14 - Great Marsh Shellfish Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
10:34 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity: Empty platform
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-13 - Clubhead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
10:34 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity: Def 1, likely 2 young in nest; adult perched on nearby pole
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
10:34 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
11:05 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-04 - Nelson Island Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-15
10:34 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy w/heavy wildfire ash cover, still, 79 deg F
Other Activity: Adult perched near platform; could be coincidence?
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: