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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-02
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,80F, very calm
Other Activity: adult osprey on nest platform perch stick. Nestling is eating heartily.. Didnt see other adult or nestling
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-02
02:00 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 77F, W 13 mph, ptly cldy
Other Activity: Adult remained perched, fledgling flew off and on, circling around the inner harbor, several times. The nestling remained perched most of the time, going below only briefly, but did not do any wing exercise.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
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:
2021-08-01
9:45 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71, light breeze, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Saw one chick flapping wings, did a couple bouts of that. Did not see adult
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
02:40 PM to 03:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, SSE 4mph, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Adult came and went with soft nesting material, 2 nestlings did some wing stretching then receded into the nest. No sign of a third nestling, could have been down below.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
10:05 to 10:17 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71, light breeze, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Saw an osprey in silhouette fly behind bushes onto tower near 03 nest. Couldn't tell if adult or fledgling--came from side, just quick glimpse to id as osprey. I think there was only one chick left, and it apppears to have fledged.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity: There might be a nestling but it's too far to be sure.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity: No ospreys on nest or perch. ! osprey on snag to the right of platform
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity: 2nd adult on snag where old duck blind was.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
7:45 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1 or 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1 or 2
Weather Conditions: 63F, 76% humid, 3 MPH wind, clear/sunny, high tide
Other Activity: 2 OSPR visible, one feeding itself, the other rustling around in the nest; could not tell if the 2nd OSPR was a fledgling or an adult. They seem to be about the same size now.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
03:10 PM to 03:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 76F, SSE 4mph, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Male was feeding a fledgling which then fed itself from the same fish as the parent. Fledgling then left as well as another fledgling that was perched on a rail at the top of the tower. While observing the above, another fledgling flew around and across the tower. After the fledglings left the male did some nest maintenance and then flew off also.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: