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: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
12:45 PM to 12:53 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: I really hope the two nestlings were lying down flat but couldn’t see them at all this time. :( parent was standing at the side of the nest calling a lot
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
04:47 PM to 05:02 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78, sunny, ESE 5mph, gusts 11
Other Activity: female on nest, calling often to male for fish delivery, I assume. 2 chicks lying down, quiet and still
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Had borrowed scope or wouldn't have been able to se chicks.
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
01:03 PM to 01:08 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Didn’t see any chicks
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
05:28 PM to 05:55 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 sunny, ESE 5mph, gusts 11
Other Activity: female on nest, and 2 chicks! Couldn't possibly have seen chicks without borrowed scope!! Female preening, and chicks active
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Had borrowed scope
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
05:45 PM to 05:55 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Had borrowed scope and saw 3 chicks for first time. The chicks are getting big. Male landed and left fish and took off. Female started feeding chicks.
Name: Jan Mcdonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-11 - Middle Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
03:45 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Very foggy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Salisbury boat ramp
General Comments: I could not see the platform through the fog
Name: Jan Mcdonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
03:45 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Foggy
Other Activity: one bird on nest, other perched nearby
Observation Method: Salisbury boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jan Mcdonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
03:45 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Foggy
Other Activity: one on nest, other perchednearby
Observation Method: Salisbury boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-06 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
10:45 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Adult moved around a bit but the young didn't show.
Observation Method: On foot by scope from Forest River Park
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
02:40 PM to 03:08 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, mostly sunny, breezy, high tide
Other Activity: Two adults, one on nest and one on top of pylon. One nestling seen from time to time
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars from across cove
General Comments: