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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.

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Osprey Sightings Archive Search


11637 results:

Name: Patty Chen

Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-03
10:48 AM to 10:53 AM
at: Ipswich

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions:

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Foot

General Comments: No visible activity on nest

 

Name: Karyl Stoia

Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
03:15 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Saugus

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 2

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 83F,partly cloudy

Other Activity: 1 adult and 2 nestlings seen in nestf

Observation Method: foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Ryan Conary

Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
12:40 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 2

Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, calm

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Observed by moving boat

General Comments:

 

Name: Ryan Conary

Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
11:55 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Salem

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 75F, overcast, slight breeze

Other Activity: Adult was flying and actively fishing

Observation Method: Observed by moving boat

General Comments:

 

Name: James Roy

Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
08:15 AM to 08:28 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 1

Weather Conditions: overcast, hot

Other Activity:

Observation Method: ft

General Comments:

 

Name: Tim Simmons

Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
09:00 AM to 10:00 PM
at: Merrimac

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 82, full sun

Other Activity:

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: eye band well defined on nestling

 

Name: Ryan Conary

Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
12:15 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Marblehead

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, slight breeze

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Observed by moving boat

General Comments:

 

Name: Ryan Conary

Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
12:25 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Marblehead

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible: 2

Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, slight breeze

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Observed by moving boat

General Comments:

 

Name: Ryan Conary

Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
11:45 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Manchester

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 75F, overcast, slight breeze

Other Activity:

Observation Method: Observed by moving boat

General Comments:

 

Name: Stan Franzeen

Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
04:00 PM to 04:15 PM
at: Gloucester

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible: 1

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 4:00 pm / 79f, humid, slight breeze, hazy,

Other Activity: 2 adults perched, 1 flew away; at least 1, poss more chicks in nest; 2nd adult flew away when sailboat sailed by close to nest; 1 adult returned with a new stick

Observation Method: vehicle

General Comments:

 
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