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: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-11
12:25 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80, partly cloudy, light occasional breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Nestlings were down in nest, but one of them flapped its wings once!
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
8:30 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 F. overcast, windy, low tide, day after tropical storm Elsa
Other Activity: 1 adult on separate perch. I could not see chicks.
Observation Method: from 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:
2021-07-10
8:30 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 F. overcast, windy, low tide
Other Activity: I couldn't see chicks. Adult perched at side of nest.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
8:30 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 F. overcast, windy, low tide
Other Activity: I could not see chicks. 2nd adult on separate perch.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
10:30 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1-2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 66F,83humid, 10 mph, hi tide, overcast, but excel visibility
Other Activity: one adult OSPR1 perched on nest; OSPR2 arrived with food; OSPR1 fed itself and the chicks; OSPR2 flew away quickly & was observed a few mins later feeding itself while perched on a lower rung of the tower.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
9:25 AM to 9:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 F. overcast, windy, low tide, day after tropical storm Elsa
Other Activity: Adults standing together in nest I could just make out 3 chicks.
Observation Method: from Wilkerson parking lot beside Plum Is Bridge.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
9:25 AM to 9:35 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 F. overcast, windy, low tide, day after tropical storm Elsa
Other Activity: 2 adults sitting at nest; couldn't see any chicks
Observation Method: from Wilkerson parking lot beside Plum Island Bridge.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67F, NE at 10 mph, overcast
Other Activity: Female fed the 3 chicks. They separated enough to get a definite count. While the feeding was still going on the male arrived with another fish that he started to feed on.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
3:00 PM to 3:15 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From vehicle on Raddin St.
General Comments: There was one adult on the nest and after a few minutes another arrived and stayed for only a couple of minutes before he flew off to a tree. There was no sign of chicks or of the adults being interested in anyone in the nest.
Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-07-10
4:50 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70, partly sunny. No wind
Other Activity: One on edge of nest appeared to be feeding itself or tending to chicks. Unfortunately I was not able to see chicks but the behavior of the Osprey on the nest was encouraging. The second osprey was at the usual perch, high in a dead tree nearby
Observation Method: Foot and vehicle
General Comments: