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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-27
8:00 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, partly cloudy, light wind.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Bald eagle made a fly by towards the nest and osprey fended him off. Female stayed in nest. A little concerning .
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-26
12:00 PM to 12:10 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50, sunny, WINDY!
Other Activity: No signs of osprey activity--no sticks on platform.
Observation Method: foot
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:
2021-04-26
12:35 PM to 12:46 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50, sunny, WINDY!
Other Activity: Think one osprey on nest, and definitely another on post nearby. Wind was so strong that hard to stand still let alone keep binoculars still enough to be sure about the one on the nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-26
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny,55F,windy
Other Activity: one osprey sitting in nest. Other osprey perched on an upright board in the marsh
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-26
12:50 PM to 1:08 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50, sunny, WINDY!
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-26
05:00 PM to 05:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: windy, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-26
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 deg No cloud cover Low tide Very windy
Other Activity: Osprey in nest Other Osprey flying overhead
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: What a windy day! We saw one of the Osprey fly overhead when we were walking out into the marsh almost as if he was checking us out. He flew overhead in the wind for a while and then across the marsh. The other Osprey remained in the nest for the entire observation
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-26
6:00 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 40s, brisk wind
Other Activity: Pauline is hunkered down deep in the nest. Bob has not been observed this morning yet.
Observation Method: from deck
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-25
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50F, cloudy, drizzly, slight breeze
Other Activity: The OSPR seemed to be incubating; confirming was difficult as only the head and neck could be seen moving atop the nest.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-25
7:45 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, mild
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: