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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-07
01:45 PM to 02:15 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 88F, W at 7mph. mostly sunny
Other Activity: Female perched and partly shading the chick. The chick is quite large and there doesn't seem to be any other.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-06
11:20 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy,and humid, 88F
Other Activity: one osprey on the nest platform perch stick, the other one is inside the nest with one visible nestling and they appear to be eating
Observation Method: food
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-06
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy and windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-05
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65f, 78%H, 4 mph wind, ptly cloudy, excellent visibility
Other Activity: one adult OSP perched on nest; one chick visible, stretching wings
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:
2021-07-05
02:45 PM to 03:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, light breeze from east, sunny
Other Activity: Male left a few times for nesting material. The young ones rose briefly on one of the male's return trips.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-05
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees F Winds SW 3 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: One adult on nest, other overhead. One very large chick in nest and one egg.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Cross bar missing from marsh perch.
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-05
6:25 PM to 6:50 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s, breezy, fair weather clouds
Other Activity: Male on post perch when I arrived. He then flew to base of platform. As I watched him i realized there was another adult on the marsh hidden behind the platform post just few way from him [the female?]. He flew up to platform and then back to post. [She] stayed on the marsh until I left.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-05
01:35 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72F, light breeze from east, sunny
Other Activity: Adults perched, male left once for nesting material. Only saw 2 nestlings briefly. Not much activity.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Not seeing the 3rd nestling makes me wonder if I saw correctly before. Needs more watching!
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-05
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees F Winds SW 3 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: One adult on nest, other on marsh perch.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-16A - Paine Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-05
9:30 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees F Winds SW 3 mph 30% cloud cover
Other Activity: One chick in nest with feather tips sprouting One egg in nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: