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: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-18
4:15 PM to 4:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 73 degrees, win SSE 8mph, cloudy/drizzle
Other Activity:
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Name: Christopher Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-18
12:00 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, mid 70’s, calm winds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: No activity observed at nest or in trees nearby typically used as a perch. I returned to GLO1 at 1:15 to double check and still no Osprey were observed.
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-18
7:00 to 8:00
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Fog, 75, no wind. Very calm.
Other Activity: I began observing when one adult and one nestling were in the nest. Adult flew off and the nestling stayed but flapped wi gs a bit. One of the babies fledged yesterday. That one came back, and the adult was perched on a high mast nearby. The 1st fledgling flew off again, then 2nd fledgling (finally... maybe for the first time!) Flew cautiously to a nearby boat. I didn't have time to see how it gets back up to the nest! The other adult could be heard calling in the distance, and adult #1 was flying around, keeping an eye on the kids.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
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Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-17
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77F, SW 3 MPH, 6% cloud cover
Other Activity: Second adult was perched on the pole next to the nest. The 2 nestlings were sitting up in the nest with an adult.
Observation Method: On foot from Pines Trail
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Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-17
09:38 AM to 09:41 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: computer
General Comments: Squam brought back a decent-sized striper to the nest and while Annie is pulling it apart it appears to still be alive. The chicks are looking wonderful and appear to be starting to have wing and tail feathers.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-16
1:55 PM to 2:07 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, 82, south at 11mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: one osprey perched on edge of nest. Didn't flap wings, think adult but too far for me to be sure by plumage.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-16
2:13 PM to 2:27 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, 82 from south at 11mph
Other Activity: adult perched on very close utility pole. Saw 3 chicks in nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-16
1:40 PM to 1:41 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: mostly cloudy, 82, from south at 11mph
Other Activity: 2 chicks flapping wings, perched on edge of nest
Observation Method: driveby on 107
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:
2022-07-16
01:29 PM to 01:54 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, light wind from SE, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Both adults perched on the nest and the one nestling was partly visible. Both adults left eventually, and the female returned to the nest. The young one exposed itself then.
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:
2022-07-16
02:15 PM to 02:48 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76F, light wind from SE, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Neither adult on nest initially then the female returned and the male perched on the other Aquavides daymarker. The male later left and returned to the nest with a small branch. The 3 young were partly visible at all times and later, two were completely visible.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
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