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 Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
12:05 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 81° / 8mph-13mph / southwest
Other Activity: Female perched on edge of nest with one nestling visible. Male came in with fish for feeding of both female/nestling.
Observation Method: Pulled into rear of UPS distribution facility, parked along back fence. Using binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
11:35 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 6mph-11mph / southwest
Other Activity: Male visited disk/nest with female and nestling. dropped off fish and then flew over to radio tower.
Observation Method: Parking in Rt. 107 pull off area. Walked to a river through cut in fence.
General Comments: Scope and binoculars
Name: Jan Mcdonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
02:48 PM to 03:02 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny beautiful light breeze 76 degrees
Other Activity: 3 flying in area, 1 adult on ground
Observation Method: from Salisbury Reservation boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jan Mcdonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
02:48 PM to 03:06 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny beautiful light breeze 76 degrees
Other Activity: 3 flying in area, 1 adult on ground
Observation Method: from Salisbury Reservation 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:
2025-06-19
02:48 PM to 03:06 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny beautiful light breeze 76 degrees
Other Activity: 3 flying in area, 1 adult on ground
Observation Method: from Salisbury Reservation boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jan Mcdonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
02:48 PM to 03:06 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny beautiful light breeze 76 degrees
Other Activity: 1 adult on ground
Observation Method: from Salisbury Reservation boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 79°F Wind WSW@2mph Thin overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Surprised to see no activity on nest.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 6mph-11mph / southwest
Other Activity: male perched on marsh grasses quite away further from the platform than in prior visits to this platform.
Observation Method: Walked through park to edge of marsh. Scope/binoculars
General Comments: Needed scope for better view of nest - in hope there was a nestling hatched.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
09:40 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 76° / 5mph-10mph / southwest
Other Activity: 2 nestlings sighted w/adult activity w/feeding
Observation Method: Pulled into Consigli /new Revere HS construction site. W/binoculars
General Comments: Utility enabling work for site demolition has begun for the new H.S. Spoke w/Site Super about access.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
11:35 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 7mph-12mph / southwest
Other Activity: Single Osprey perched on edge of nest. Flew off after approx. 10 minutes of observation. No others observed in the same approx. area.
Observation Method: Parking on route 107 pull up area walked out to edge of river with scope.
General Comments: