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 Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
6:15 PM to 6:30 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a breeze
Other Activity: We saw one adult in the nest that occasionally climbed out the edge. When out on the edge we saw the head of one nestling bobbing up and down.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
750 AM to 820 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: .
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, sunny, slightly hazy, very light wind
Other Activity: Two adult osprey were perched on nest. One flew off and a smaller osprey came up from within the nest to join the adult who remained. He did seem to fluff his wings a bit and he was bigger than I was expecting.
Observation Method: On foot at Independence Park with the viewers on the beach. They have fairly strong magnification and I can see details in the nest better than with my binoculars.
General Comments: I could have stayed there all morning watching this - it was just amazing.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
3:30 to 3:45
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 85 sunny
Other Activity: All 3 chicks were on the nest feeding themselves & Olivia was in a nearby tree. There is hardly room for her in the nest now because they are so big. I have to look twice sometimes to see if it is a chick or Olivia because they have their primary feathers. Yesterday Ollie dropped off a really big fish. They are a joy to watch all day.
Observation Method: From our house.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
11:20 to 11:308
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 89F, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
11:20 to 11:30
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 89F, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Liberty St.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
10:30 to 10:40
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87F, clear
Other Activity: osprey standing on nest with wings out stretched.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
11:20 to 11:40
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 89F, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Markey parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
10:30 to 10:40
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87F, clear
Other Activity: osprey standing on nest with wings out stretched.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
09:30 to 09:35
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 81°F Wind calm Clear skies 10miles visibility
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-12
11:50 to 12
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 90 F, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Plum Is Bridge
General Comments: