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: Christopher Errington
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-27
10:40 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: one adult on nest with chick for duration of observation. Severa; Osprey flying around this area.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-27
07:45 AM to 01:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-27
2:30 PM to 3 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Visibility excellent
Other Activity: For the last week, there has been no activity at this nest. I feel that a predator has gotten to the eggs or baby chicks that were in the nest. If something else develops I’ll report it.
Observation Method: From the ground
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-27
11:00 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 76° / Wind WNW - 9mph - 19mph
Other Activity: Female on nest and periodically, a chick would pop its head up!
Observation Method: Viewed from back side of the CVS parking lot. With binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-26
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 86F, Sunny,
Other Activity: one osprey standing in center of nest appearing to tend to and feed chicks. Other osprey is flying around above nest, then landed on the remnants of an old pier in the saugus river
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-26
7:03 AM. to 7:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny; 74d; winds 8SW
Other Activity: No activity observed.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Robert Eisenman
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-26
06:00 PM to 06:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 89 F, windy, overcast
Other Activity: One adult uses the 'petch' below the nest.
Observation Method: Camera - tripod
General Comments: Photo https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D6cZbf-6WZ91FH96YsHT3n70k5jTwpaP/view?usp=drivesdk
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-26
6:10 AM. to 6:20
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74D; sunny; 8SW
Other Activity: osprey on next had her head down in nest nearly entire time; not actively moving it as if feeding just steady down in nest. Only looked up a couple of times. No signs of 2nd osprey.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-26
6:30 AM. to 6:55 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73D; sunny; winds 8sws
Other Activity: I thought (once) I saw fleeting motion in nest alongside osprey but could not confirm it as a nestling.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Julie Williams
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-26
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 81 degrees SW winds at 11 mph, gusts to 22 Dead low tide and rising
Other Activity: Upon my arrival, only one adult was at the nest stand. She was standing with her wings slightly away from her body. After 10 mins, the male returned empty-handed, checked in at the nest then moved to the low perch. The adult in the nest continued to shade the nestlings while constantly looking to the sky above. For a couple minutes, I could clearly see two dark colored chicks, just the head and neck.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: Helicopter mosquito spraying occurred on Tuesday 6/25 in the late morning.