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: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-23
5 PM to 6:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees F Winds SE 2-4 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: Two eggs in nest.
Observation Method: Boat.
General Comments:
Name: Janet Grover
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-23
5 PM to 6:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees F Winds SE 2-4 mph 90% cloud cover
Other Activity: One adult in nest, other on marsh.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-23
05:05 PM to 05:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, cool, v.light wind
Other Activity: 2 osprey observed. 1 perched in a tree +/- 50 yds. From the nest. 2nd osprey flew out of the nest to sit on a nearby branch. When she (?) left the nest, the other osprey flew in. For the remaining observation time, they stayed in these positions.
Observation Method: Foot and vehicle
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-23
07:00 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60°F Wind SE @ 4mph Clear sky 10 miles visibility
Other Activity: One Osprey on nest, appears to be on eggs, The other on adjacent Day marker#1 ( Sauli Rock)
Observation Method: Spotting scope from West Beach.
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-22
7:00 to 7:10
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60degF, sunny, E 5 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On 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:
2022-05-22
6:43 to 6:53
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60degF, wind: E5mph, sunny
Other Activity: Single osprey in nest (image not great, but appears to be one without hatchlings). Single osprey perched on limb below nest.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-22
2:00 PM to 2:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 5
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm (75) and not much wind. A thunderstorm was about to come in, and it started raining as I was leaving
Other Activity: I observed 1 osprey sitting on eggs (I could not see any chicks, so I assume eggs) and the other (M, presumably) was on the marsh. He flew off to ward off another osprey, then another two flew in together, so there was a total of 5 at one point. The visitors flew near the nest but the M kept them away and they all flew off towards the pink house/river. Female never left the nest and hunkered down while this was going on. He eventually came back and landed on the post next to the nest.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-22
6:43 to 6:53
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60degF, E 5mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-22
6:13 to 6:29
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60degF, wind E 5mph, clear skies
Other Activity: Single osprey incubating eggs. 2nd osprey flew to wire 20-30 feet from nest and then to nest. Perched on nest next to incubating osprey.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-05-21
3:30 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny 70
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia was stretching her wings and picking her feathers. Then she settled back in the nest to incubate. It is very hard to see her when she is tucked down as one end of the nest is built up.