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:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
11:53 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 57, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: 4/8/21
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
2:00 PM to 2:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, low tide, slight breeze, sunny
Other Activity: one OSPR perched on top of tower above nest; hard to see but there may be some new twigs at the top indicating this bird is starting a new nest on top above the existing one. To be continued.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
5:00 PM to 5:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from deck
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
7:30 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
6:00 AM to 3:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, blue skies
Other Activity: on marsh perch, staring at the nest for hours. Waiting for his mate, Pauline.
Observation Method: on deck
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
02:13 PM. to 03:31 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57℉ Sunny, clear, slight breeze
Other Activity: 2 Adults off and on nest; probably no eggs yet; one adult brought in a fish, left some for other adult at nest who took it to another tree to eat; one that brought fish stayed on nest and also ate.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: There is a new nest here because the old one is completely gone. In fact many of these dead trees show the effects of high winds from Fall and/or Winter winds. This adult pair made a new nest in a much shorter tree than the previous tree (about half as high).
Name: Marty Jessel
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
03:44 PM to 04:20 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59,10 mph,clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Binoculars
General Comments: Other perched in nearby tree
Name: Christine Morabito
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-08
08:30 AM to 09:10 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 56 degrees, sunny, 5 mph wind
Other Activity: One adult sitting on the beginnings of a new nest site. No evidence of old nest in last year's snag. Bird flew off after I observed for about 10 minutes. Did not see any other osprey.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: 4/8/21
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-07
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny - 60's
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail
General Comments: There were no osprey in the area and no sign of nest building on this new platform that the Boy Scouts put up last November.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-04-07
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mostly sunny,60F,very calm
Other Activity: one osprey sitting in marsh feeding on a fish, flew up to nest platform perch & kept feeding. Other osprey sitting in nest crying out the whole time
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: