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: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-11
04:38 PM. to 05:32 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy; calm; 59℉
Other Activity: 2 adults on nest; #1 flew off and right back; later #1 again flew off but stayed off; then spotted on branch of nearby tree; #2 hopped off of nest but stayed on branch next to nest; #1 came back & sat with #2 on same branch; #2 flies to branch on another tree while #1 remains on branch near nest; for several minutes, NO adult was actually on the nest - likely no eggs in nest
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: This is a NEW nest from last year and the previous year but in the same general area. No sign of last year's nest. Many other birds in the area - ducks, Canadian geese, red-winged blackbirds, one swan.
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
7:20 AM to 7:25
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40°F, wind west 8 mph, Sunny conditions
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
7:20 to 7:25
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40°F, Sunny, went west 8 mph
Other Activity: Two adult Osprey perched on nest together
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
10:55 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 52 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Ollie & Olivia were both on the nest eating. Yesterday I saw 3 osprey flying around a couple of times. Ollie & Olivia have been fixing up the nest so I'm hoping they will settle in and that they have won the battle with the eagles.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
01:05 PM to 01:25 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, moderate wind, sunny
Other Activity: One on nest, the other feeding on a fish on nearby piling.
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:
2022-04-10
12:30 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, moderate wind, sunny
Other Activity: Female on nest, male arrived later with twig and followed by another male. The first male left the twig on the nest then chased the other away.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
7:10 AM to 7:15 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40°F, Sunny, wind West 8 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
02:10 PM to 02:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45F, moderate wind, sunny
Other Activity: Just perched side by side.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Rebecca Lawniczak
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
7:10 to 7:20
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40degF, sunny, wind W8mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-04-10
08:00 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: They arrived yesterday, April 9