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:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-03
12:11 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: light breeze, sunny, 65
Other Activity: 1 osprey perched on nest, as usual. Another flew in and right over osprey on nest, osprey on nest stood up and flapped its wings, and other one (intruder?) flew off and out of my sight. Original osprey sat back onto nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-03
3:30 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: windy - sunny 60s
Other Activity: Ollie arrived at the nest with a fish for Olivia. She is still incubating. She came up and got the fish & Ollie took of to a nearby tree.
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail.
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:
2021-05-03
02:00 PM to 02:20 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, SE 12mph, ptly cldy
Other Activity: Female squatted down on the nest, male 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:
2021-05-03
01:30 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, SE 12mph, ptly cldy
Other Activity: Female squatted on nest, male arrived about 10 minutes later and perched. Male was empty handed.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-03
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: T 60Partly cloudy
Other Activity: food drop off, male to sitting female
Observation Method: foot with scope
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-03
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, light wind
Other Activity: Female was on the nest. I could only see her head except for one moment when she stood up. I think she could be incubating? Wondering if it's too early for that. The male was feeding on a post nearby.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-02
5:10 PM to 5:50 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1 + over-flyers
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: high 60s. westerly 20+ mph, sun few clouds
Other Activity: High flying osprey came up Parker sound then turned to follow Parker inland flying into wind.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-02
2:40 PM to 3:26 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, partly cloudy, windy, very near high tide, lovely day!
Other Activity: One Osprey incubating eggs on the nest, second Osprey perched on the edge of the nest. The Osprey perched, took off for a fly about, an landed on the marsh to the left of the nest. There were a couple of Red-tail hawks flyers and an Egret & GBH on the marsh. On the walk back, we observed a large raccoon roaming on the marsh!
Observation Method: On foot, down the rocky road, on the edge of the marsh.
General Comments:
Name: Amy Howell
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-02
3:42 PM to 4:13 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1 (possibly 2)
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, windy, cloudy, high tide
Other Activity: One Osprey on the marsh, far left from the nest. The nest is big and it was windy, hard to tell for sure if there was an Osprey in the nest. Bob & Isabelle say yes, I say almost for sure. I truly hope so! Will check again soon!
Observation Method: On foot, all the way across the marsh til the edge of the creek.
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-05-01
9:15 AM to 9:25 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58, windy, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: