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: Scott Freeman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-25
11:30 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, hot, calm winds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat in Beverly harbor channel
General Comments: Beverly nest No 1 on top of green navigation marker
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-25
2:55 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 85F, clear/ partly cloudy, 50-60% humid, light wind
Other Activity: One adult Ospr came and went a few times, flapping wings while on nest; fledglings watched, but hard to see from my angle. I concluded that the adult was demonstrating how to fly, and the fledglings were huddled in the nest, although one seemed to be following the flight of the adult.
Observation Method: foot/bicycle from Salem Willows
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny
Other Activity: 1 adult in marsh feeding next to its perch stick. One adult in the nest with the nestlings and then flew off up the Saugus River. 2 nestling spotted sitting upright in nest, sometime vocalizing loudly
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: sunny & 80
Other Activity: one adult in marsh feeding next to its perching stick, one adult in nest flew off up the Saugus River. 3 fledglings sitting up in nest, sometimes vocalizing very loudly
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
3:55 PM to 4:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: at least 1, maybe 2
Weather Conditions: 86F, 67%humid, ESE8mph wind, sunny/overcast
Other Activity: 1 adult on top rung, one on a lower rung; at least 1 or 2 chix flexing in the nest
Observation Method: Vehicle from the foot of March St.
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
6:00 PM to 6:25 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, still, high thin overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degF, light wind from ENE, 75% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post perch; one adult at nest with two chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
09:05 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degF, light wind from ENE, 75% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult perched on corner of platform, feeding itself; no activity in the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
09:25 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degF, light wind from ENE, 75% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on platform perch, feeding itself; one adult at edge of nest, feed three (!) big chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-24
09:45 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76 degF, 80% cloud cover, light wind from ENE
Other Activity: one adult perched on driftwood in the marsh south of platform, feeding on a big fish; second adult at the nest arranging sticks; no activity in the nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: