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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-09
01:35 PM to 02:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68F, breezy from the East, sunny
Other Activity: Female perched with young partly visible. Male returned to nest and female left. Male spent all his time looking like he was trying to dry off, shaking his feathers and tail and holding his wings out like a cormorant. When he first arrived the nestling became more visible.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-09
02:26 PM to 02:52 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68F, breezy from the East, sunny
Other Activity: One of the young stretched wings a bit, the other two were only visible from the neck up.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-09
6:10 PM to 6:35 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1+
Weather Conditions: 75, gusty breeze from NE, sun and clouds
Other Activity:
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General Comments: Was finally able to correctly locate this nest via photos from Nelson Island parking lot. Too far for decent images[heat haze and vibration in breeze] but did observe with scope one adult of platform feeding fledglings, one of which stood briefly and did strengthening wings flaps. Not sure of number of fledglings. Other adult present on post perch throughout.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-09
12:50 PM to 01:02 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68F, breezy from the East, sunny
Other Activity: Male circling around nest and left as we arrived. Female perched and 3 nestlings had only their heads showing. They are getting large, their heads almost as large as the adults.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-09
5:10 PM to 5:25 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, light breeze, sun and clouds
Other Activity: Arrive to find one adult on the platform and a gull on the pole perch. Gull soon driven off by another gull! About 5 mins later second adult appeared and flew to platform. Brief exchange between adults then arrival left in large circle as gull left perch to be replaced by adult osprey (probably the male based on past behaviour.)
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-09
2:30 PM to 2:45 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70ª, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: A swan pair stood guard over 5 cygnets 5 heron nests in the distance; four had a heron perched
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-08
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: full sun, 80 degrees, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: still a few weeks from fledging
Name: Joe Selby
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-08
17:00 to 17:20
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: Clear, Calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-08
08:00 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 68°F Wind SSW @ 8mph Partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 2 adults actively feeding 2 chicks.
Name: Karyll Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-07
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 75F,breezy, dry
Other Activity: 1adult in nest with chick, other adult seen perched on top of pole nearby
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: