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:
2023-06-23
3:00 PM to 3:08 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74, sunny, ESE at 7mph
Other Activity: 1 osprey perched on edge of nest, other perched on nearby perch.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
3:24 PM to 3:31 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 74, ESE at 7mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Hooray, they seem to be feeding chicks! Was worried last time when saw no adults.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
3:34 PM to 3:42 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74, sunny, ESE at 7mph
Other Activity: 1 osprey on edge of nest, then it left. Then could see 2 chicks. Then same or other osprey came with fish and it fed itself!
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
6:45 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 - cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: We have a 3rd chick!! Ollie & Olivia were on the nest with the 3 chicks who were flapping their wings & bumping into each other. They have the dark eye patch and are growing so fast.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
07:10 AM. to 07:15 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59D; overcast; winds 2mph N
Other Activity: continue to check this location periodically. No signs of nest building; no osprey.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
06:40 AM. to 6:50 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58D; overcast; 5 mph N
Other Activity: One osprey again on perch on platform. Could not see a second osprey on nest. Last week no osprey seen.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Sean Riley
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
9:30 AM to 9:40 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by foot
General Comments: Went out to check the nest, 2 chicks small, about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks old. Will return in a few weeks.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
7:15 AM. to 07:30 AM.
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60D, overcast winds 7 wnw
Other Activity: there are 2 osprey on pilings to left of green camp.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
6:07 AM. to 06:20 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57D; overcast; winds 4 N
Other Activity: one on perch on nest; one in nest. Not nesting, moving around quite a bit.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-23
06:22 AM. to 6:30 AM.
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57D; overcast; hazy; winds 2 N
Other Activity: first time seeing nestling in this nest. Could only truly identify one.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: