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: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-07
11:37 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: slight breeze, cloudy
Other Activity: only two fledglings on nest -- remaining one still off the nest (somewhere) when I stopped watching
Observation Method: via computer
General Comments: looks like this particular fledgling is having a good time flying around, since he/she didn't come back while I watched.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-07
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 73
Other Activity: Some hovering over the nest but no first flight yet
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-07
11:20 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp. 72 degrees, wind ENE 7mph; mostly sunny; visibility 10 miles
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments: There appears to be no activity at this nest. Nest appears vacant.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-06
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 80F and sunny, low humidity
Other Activity: one osprey i n nest feeding. @ fledglings pertched together on pier remains in Saugus River... One osprey perched on stick in marsh then flew up to platform #2.. Osprey in nest flew off. 2 of 3 fledglings flew off of pier into air and did some acrobatics together before flying back and perching back on pier.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: while walking back to my work building away from the river, I heard ospreys crying louldly from above..I looked up to see about 4 ospreys circling high above overhead vocaliizing very loudly
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-06
12:45 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 83F, W 12mph, sunny
Other Activity: Male adult left and the three young alternately perched and reclined. One flew off, circled around and landed. The adult male returned with a fish and left again. The fledgling ate until satisfied. The nestlings ate afterward.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: I scanned the area but didn't find the female.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-06
07:30 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-05
1:45 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 80 - sunny - winds SW 11 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Jackie Hutchinson
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-05
11:00 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-05
04:16 PM. to 04:48 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1 Not certain if adult or fledgling.
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87℉ Mostly clear but some clouds; slight intermittent breeze
Other Activity: One osprey perched on tree quite a distance from nest. Not certain if adult or fledgling. Flew to nest; stayed about 10 minutes calling; flew to East after circling many times in woodsy area; then disappeared.
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments: Thought I heard a return call from another bird, but there was no indication of that from one who was on nest at the time.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-08-04
11:30 PM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 80 and cloudy
Other Activity: One adult perched on stck in Marsh near nest platform. 2 fledglings standing inside nest and appear to be feeding. One adult perched on nest platform perch. One fledling perched on pier remnants in River.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: