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 Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-15
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 53°F Wind NNE @ 4 mph Overcast skies @ 4700ft Visibility 8miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: Noted one Osprey landing on nest yesterday, it only stayed briefly and then departed.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85F, sunny,mild breeze
Other Activity: both osprey sitting in marsh preening, about 6 feet from each other
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
08:36 AM to 08:41 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, Sunny and wind calm
Other Activity: One perched high on the point of the dayboard, the other squatted down in the nest. Look like old pros, this may be the year for them.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: I will be away the next two weeks. I hope someone is tempted to watch them . They are best seen from Hospital Point (end of Bayview which is end of E Corning in Beverly. Really do need a scope.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
09:15 AM to 09:27 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, Sunny and wind is calm
Other Activity: Both on the nest when I arrived. One left soon after and returned some time later with a twig.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: I will be away the next two weeks. I hope someone is tempted to watch them . They are best seen from the end of the parking lot at the Forest River Park.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
08:56 AM to 09:01 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny and wind is calm
Other Activity: Both on the nest.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: I will be away the next two weeks. I hope someone is tempted to watch them . They are best seen from Winter Island which is free before Memorial Day.
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
7:00 AM to 7:05 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: GAIL SMITH
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
1:15 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80 , windy, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey was perched on the nest when I arrived. It flew around for a bit and returned to the nest. The other osprey arrived just before I left and settled on a rock (it was low tide) just below the nest.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
6:45 AM to 6:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees F, Sunny, no wind - and high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
7:05 AM to 7:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F, sunny, little to no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-04-14
6:55 AM to 7:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees F, sunny, no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments: