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: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
12:18 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/26mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Viewed from edge of marsh - having jumped the Jersey barrier.
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
04:05 PM to 04:10 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 47D real feel 40; winds 18 SWS; partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: no evidence that there has been nest building.
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
11:07 AM to 11:22 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, partly sunny, breezy 16 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
10:53 AM to 11:05 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45 degrees, partly sunny, breezy 16mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
02:00 AM to 02:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 35F strong wind partly sunny
Other Activity: Squatted on what little nest there is.
Observation Method: By scope from gazebo on Winter island.
General Comments: One of the dayboards was lost last year and the nest is very small. May not be enough for nesting.
Name: Angela Burtt
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
04:25 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy
Other Activity: Sitting in nest
Observation Method: Foot - platform closest to road next to power lines
General Comments: We are moving to NH but wanted to get this observation in while we can!
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-05 - Pines River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
02:18 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/26mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Hopped over the Jersey barrier at the Route 107 pull off area.
General Comments: This is a new platform installed - this past March. No activity noted.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
12:05 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/24mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Walked through the phragmites and out to the edge of the marsh.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
11:55 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/24mph
Other Activity: Do the construction of the Revere High School, this platform has been removed. They have taken down the light tower where the long-standing nest has been observed.
Observation Method: Drive-by. Drove around the rotary to double check if the tower was still in place.
General Comments: Unfortunately, this will be the last report from this platform due to the removal of the light stanchion.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
12:18 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/26mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Hopped over the Jersey barrier located at the route 107 pullout area.
General Comments: