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-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-09
4:07 PM to 4:22 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, cloudy, east at 9 mph
Other Activity: adult perched over nest, calling almost continuously. Saw 3 chicks near edge of nest. Had friend with scope with me so could see chicks!
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-09
4:43 PM to 4:54 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, cloudy, east at 9mph
Other Activity: adult perched over nest. Saw 1 chick. Had friend with me with scope so could see chick
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-09
5:20 PM to 5:21 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 75, east at 9mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: drive-by
General Comments: saw adult osprey land as drove by on 107.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-09
4:59 PM to 5:09 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, cloudy, east at 9mph
Other Activity: no adults but 2 chicks, 1 preening. definitely getting bigger! Had friend with me with scope so got better look. There were sticks with green leaves piled on two sides of nest that weren't there before--I would have seen the mounds, the shape of the nest with binocs only even though I wouldn't have seen they were green. Never seen that before!
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-09
05:05 PM. to 05:43 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2 or 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80℉ Overcast completely; very few mild breezes; rain threatening
Other Activity: For at least the first 25-30 minutes, there was no activity. Finally two or three (not certain about the third) heads and upper bodies popped up from the nest to look around. They stayed up for 10-15 minutes and dis-appeared back down into nest. There was NO adult to be seen during the whole time.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Repairs still needed on platform and first "bridge" on the trail.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-08
12:34 PM to 01:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Nestling at far end of nest then moved to the adult.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-08
03:52 PM to 04:02 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68F, no wind, fog
Other Activity: One incubating, the other perched next to it.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-08
01:05 PM to 01:28 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Adult perched initially then squatted down the rest of the time, though not as deeply as when it was incubating.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-08
14:46 PM to 14:57 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, sunny, light wind
Other Activity: One adult perched on nest and another on one of the support stakes. Nothing to indicate any young present.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-08
02:15 PM to 02:37 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79F, sunny, light wind
Other Activity: Adult perched facing the nest and remained there.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: