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: BarbaraJean Imbrescia
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
08:33 AM to 08:33 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: driving by in vehicle
General Comments:
Name: BarbaraJean Imbrescia
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
11:39 AM to 11:39 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny 82 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: driving by in vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
05:30 PM to 05:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76, sunny, SE at 15 mph, gusts 24
Other Activity: 1 osprey perched on nest, one chick stuck its head up
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: There are sticks and new gree leafy bunches that can look at a quick look like a chick, if only using binos or driving by quickly.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-11 - Middle Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
07:50 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, clear, breeze, high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pretty Apple Lane, Salisbury Marsh WMA
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, breeze, clear, high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
08:50 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, breeze, clear, high tide
Other Activity: 1 skinny little head poked up beside adult osprey, then disappeared.
Observation Method: Markey''s parking lot.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, breeze, clear, high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72f, breeze, clear, high tide
Other Activity: bird flew from nest to perch and preened
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
12:40 PM to 12:55 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees, sunny, light SE
Other Activity: Female is on the nest on Platform 2 with two good-sized chicks, feeding the smaller of the two
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: I've been away from home and only saw a chick for the first time yesterday. The male is often present and brings plenty of food.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-21
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64 to 74 degrees start to finish, light wind, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Observed from way over by Great Band and the east side of Choate Island as we paddled. Could just see an adult osprey standing in the nest, but not more detail.
Observation Method: by kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments: