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 Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-16
3:45 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 69°F Wind West @ 6gust 14mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-16
3:45 PM to 4:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 72°F Wind West @ 6 gust 14mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-16
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cool, calm
Other Activity: One osprey on the nest, active but no sign of the other one yet.
Observation Method: on foot at Independence Park
General Comments: The debris on the nest that I saw a couple of days before seems to be gone. That's good news! Now hopefully the mate comes back.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
1:10 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 3-4
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, no wind, upper 60's
Other Activity: Multiple Ospreys observed over platform. 3-4 sighted and seemingly vying for platform.
Observation Method: On foot from loop road and Bear Creek walking path.
General Comments: This platform is a the very top of the high-tension tower. After a few false starts location this platform, clearly there's now a ton of activity!
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
12:50 PM to 1:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, no wind, upper 60's.
Other Activity: Single Osprey sitting on nest/platform.
Observation Method: On foot from Bear Creek loop/fire road
General Comments: Clear viewing area made to view this platform. This platform does have a bit of a tilt to it. Seems to be stable.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
1:35 PM to 1:50
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, no wind, upper 60's
Other Activity: Crows were hassling the nesting Osprey and it flew out of the nest. another Osprey joined soon after and both soared together over the nest for a fair amount of time.
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
2:00 PM to 2:10 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, no wind, upper 60's
Other Activity: Very quite.
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
12:20 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, no wind, upper 60's
Other Activity: Two Osprey sighted. One initially perched one pole to the south of the platform. Soon, it moved to the platform as another moved to the original pole.
Observation Method: On foot and viewed from Rt 107 pullout area.
General Comments: Nice to be able to observe this platform from a fixed location (pullout area on Rt. 107) and not via a speeding vehicle!
Name: Kristine A Patti
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
02:51 PM to 05:18 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: light breeze, scattered clouds, blue sky, picture-perfect
Other Activity: 2:51 - 3:10PM Upon arrival both Mr. and Mrs O were on the third pole from the house. Mr. O had a fish. He would not share again. Mrs O came quite close to stealing the fish and Mr. O lifted it up and flew off in a circle around the pole and landed on the other side of Mrs O and continued to eat. Mrs O continued to go after Mr O's fish and he continued to elude her with it. He flew off again making a nice circle around by the house for some nice photo ops. He landed again on the phone pole on Ferry Road to finish his meal. 5Pm-5:18P Male and female were both on the first platform behind the house, she flew off the perch over to the third pole from the right. Also noted that the male is banded and the female is not. The male joined the female at the third pole where they were observed mating again.
Observation Method:
General Comments: Please note all reports to date are for the SAL-01 platforms, I didn't realize until I finished this report that I missed that field and also the Town defaulted to my hometown, all should be Salisbury!
Name: SALLY MCMURRY
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-04-15
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny calm 60 degrees low tide will be in one hour (11:30 AM)
Other Activity: 10:30 2 adults visible on nest, then one visible on nest 10:45: one on nest, one lower on pylon with fish, eating stayed like this until end of observation period
Observation Method: foot, binoculars, across from Collins Cove
General Comments: