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: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-09A - Broad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-10
4 PM to 6 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65, 4W, 15%
Other Activity: 1 flying overhead
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: one egg in addition to the three nestlings
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-10
7:45 PM. to 8:15 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 64 F, no wind, high tide, scattered clouds
Other Activity: You could just see Ethel's head and tail at the top of the nest. Her head was moving up and down as if she was eating a fish,
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Fred was nowhere to be seen.
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-10
3:00 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Caught the slightest glimpse of a nestling. Female sitting higher in the nest than in the past few weeks but still looks like she is incubating but maybe the difference is chicks vs eggs Male stopped in for a brief visit
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-10
7:30 PM to 7:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 64°F Wind SW @5mph Broken clouds 10 miles visibility
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Both on nest when we arrived, then one departed.
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-09
730 AM to 750 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, no wind, cloudy, hazy
Other Activity: There did not appear to be any activity on or around nest.
Observation Method: On foot in Salem with binoculars and camera
General Comments: .
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-09
705 AM to 725 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 degrees, no wind, flat water, hazy, cloudy
Other Activity: Both Osprey were visible perched on nest. They were not moving too much and did not leave the nest. They did appear to be continuing to look down into the nest.
Observation Method: On foot. March St in Salem with Binoculars and Camera
General Comments: .
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:
2023-06-09
01:56 PM to 02:01 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, strong breeze, overcast
Other Activity: Female incubating, male perched on another channel marker a little further out.
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:
2023-06-09
01:32 PM to 01:38 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, strong breeze, overcast
Other Activity: One perched and other deep down in the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: I think these had a false start and may be later than most.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-09
03:17 PM to 03:29 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, strong breeze, overcast
Other Activity: Two ospreys perched on ground or stakes below the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Not able to see well enough to say if there is anything in the nest. Viewing from other side also looks like nest is empty.
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:
2023-06-09
02:53 PM to 03:01 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, strong breeze, overcast and spotty rain
Other Activity: One on lower crossbar that left as soon as we arrived. The one incubating was quite active, moving and shifting around and partially lifted though not standing.
Observation Method: on foot by scope.
General Comments: