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: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-09
6:45 PM to 7:15 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: calm, warm (~80)
Other Activity: Observed one bird (probably the fledgling) sitting on a boat near the nest. No birds on the nest, so I'd say we have a successful fledge :)
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
02:15 PM to 02:33 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 72F, sunny and breezy
Other Activity: One fledgling alone on the nest and left soon after. Adult male came to the nest and perched atop the light.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
03:00 PM to 03:14 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, sunny and breezy
Other Activity: The adult male was visible perched on the top of a dayboard.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Our viewing from shore doesn't see well enough even at 60X on a calm day.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
02:38 PM to 02:52 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, sunny and breezy
Other Activity: One adult male perched on the nest. Their long string of success seems to have broken.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
02:30 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Warm and clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: This observation is consistent with all previous observations.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-08
6:50 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 71°F Wind S@ 4G9mph
Other Activity: One fledgling observed on nest
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: After watching empty nest for approximately 30 min a Fledgling popped up to stretch wings, then perched.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
12:35 to 12:45
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 73 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: There was one fledgling on the nest.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
6:00 AM to 11:47 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: I believe both fledgings are flying. Yesterday, there were 3 birds on the nest; today just 1, and I think it's a fledging.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
12:15 to 12:30
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 73 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Margin St.
General Comments: Two fledglings were on the nest & the third was on a rock on the edge of the river. Then that one joined the others on the nest. One was flapping really hard & getting air under its feet.
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-07
14:00 to 14:15
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2?
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 100 % cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: 2birds on nest, not sure if they are both nestlings or an adult and a nestling