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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-02
07:30 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, light wind from WSW, 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult at nest, calling (frantically?); two juvs flew away from nest, third one remained - perhaps younger/smaller?
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: stayed an extra 10 minutes to see if the third juv would take off, but it didn't
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-08-01
07:59 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1-0
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy
Other Activity: For the first time I saw "Ollie ?" fly off the nest --- leaving it empty. I'd say that's proof of what a strong batch of youngsters Annie & Squam have raised.
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-31
08:29 AM then 09:10 am to 08:39 AM then 09:10 am
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: When I first checked in at 8:29 there were only 2 fledglings on nest (I assumed Pip-oldest) had flown off, but I didn't see him take off. Then about 1 minute later Squeek (I assume) flew off and returned shortly. In the meantime, Ollie was hopping and flapping his wings. A couple minutes later Squeek (?) flew off and returned again. Still no Pip when I checked out the first time at 8:39. I returned to the site at 9:08am and noted all 3 fledglings back on the nest and Annie on the nest post.
Observation Method: computer
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
3:03 PM to 3:17 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 86, WNW at 14mph, partly cloudy
Other Activity: I think there was one chick and an adult on the nest, but could have been 2 chicks--too far to see color difference though one I thought was a chick looked lighter. One I thought was a chick did some wing flapping. One I thought was flegling was on perch very close to nest, it too looked lighter, and it did some wing-flapping. Don't know how many chicks there were for sure because nest built very high and only seen 2 at once that I was sure of, and only once or twice have I seen chicks so far!
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
3:21 PM to 3:34 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 86, WNW at 14mph, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Saw only 2 nestlings, about as big as adults. Then 1 adult flew in with a fish, and 2nd one came in with a fish. 2nd one left fish and flew off. 1st adult stayed
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, clear, 15 mph West
Other Activity: Female sitting on nest platform and making begging call asking male to join her. Male flies from platform 2 to the nest platform and they perch together
Observation Method: from back yard
General Comments: The nest failed long ago, but the resident pair continues to perch on the nest platform and other platforms for long periods every day and defends the territory from other ospreys that fly near.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
09:35 AM to 10:01 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78F, mild NW breeze, strong sun.
Other Activity: Adult perched on nest. Searched the harbor for the young one and did not find it. In the meantime, the adult left the nest and brought a fish to a piling and fed on it.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
08:50 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 78F, mild NW breeze, strong sun.
Other Activity: Adult and one young perched on the nest, another young perched on rocks below. This one flew off and landed in the water several times before eventually flying off. The other on the nest also left and the adult remained alone.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Joan OConnor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-30
4:08 PM to 4:41 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny. Hot. Somewhat windy
Other Activity: Initially, the adult was n the nest and nestlings were not visible. Minutes later, the adult flew into a nearby tree and stayed perched there for the remainder of my visit. After the adult left tthe nest, 2 nestlings were visible moving around in the nest.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyll Stpoa
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-29
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hot, breezy,92F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: