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: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
2:40 PM to 2:55 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 ESE at 10mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
7:09 to 7:20
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61degF, partly cloudy, wind: NW 6mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
3:01 PM to 3:03 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73, ESE at 10mph sunny
Other Activity: Osprey on nest standing up and large gull trying to get to nest. Second osprey flying away from nest and gull followed until I lost sight of them due to trees. Did second osprey bring fish to one on nest?
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: seen on way back from watching SAU06 at model airfield
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
2:24 PM to 2:35 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 ESE at 10mph sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76 - sunny
Other Activity: I heard chirping & looked over to the nest. Olivia was sitting up in the nest and Ollie was flying around chasing a visitor. The visitor left and Ollie landed on the nest.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia is still incubating.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
8:20 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 F, clear, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
8:55 AM to 9:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 F, clear, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Markey parking lot on 286
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
8:20 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 F, clear, slight breeze
Other Activity: 2nd osprey on ground
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
8:20 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 F, clear, slight breeze
Other Activity: 2nd osprey on perch
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-29
08:20 to 8:35
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 F, clear, slight breeze
Other Activity: 2nd osprey flew off nest to ground, started eating.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments: