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.
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Name: Betsy Ridge Madsen
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-08
3:15 to 3:30
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82' F, hazy sun, high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Spotting scope from hilltop
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-08
2:30 PM to 2:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 73F, winds from the south at 7mph, 85% humid, cloudy hazy,
Other Activity: 1 chick visibly stretching wings
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:
2020-07-07
9:41 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72, sunny but hazy, little wind
Other Activity: no ospreys actually on nest, nest getting bigger with each visit. One osprey sitting on perch (man-made) near nest for 5 minutes then flew off.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Karl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 and sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
10:04 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72, sunny but hazy, little wind
Other Activity: Confusing! What I thought was an adult perched on one edge and stayed there entire time. Could see 2 young, then one of them got on edge and was flapping its wings and from that distance looked about as big as the parent (!). It went back into nest and adult came and I think it left food behind but it didn't feed chicks. One that was perched on edge whole time starting eating something that seemed to already be there, and then it looked like it was feeding the chick I thought was so big.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Tom and Karen Meler
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
1:20 PM to 1:35 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 71 degrees; wind SE 14mph; sunny; visibility 10 miles
Other Activity: Many boats in the channel
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: One adult osprey perched on the edge of the nest and kept dipping its head into and out of the nest. Due to the low angle and distance to the nest we are unable to observe inside the nest. At 1:27 PM a second adult osprey arrived and perched on top of the nest's transmission tower. AT 1:30 PM the adult osprey located on the nest departed and perched on top of the transmission tower that did not have a nest. At 1:32 PM this adult osprey departed the vacant transmission tower and flew up the North River. At 1:34PM this adult osprey returned to the nest and perched itself on the rim of the nest.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
07:30 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: CHRISTOPHER ROGERS
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
2:05 to 2:15
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: I spotted two Osprey on GLO-02. This is same nest that one of the GLO-03 Osprey flew to on my last. observation. GLO-02 is my next stop for a closer look.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Nest may be abandoned
Name: CHRISTOPHER ROGERS
Nest Name:
GLO-02 - Wingarsheek Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
2:25 to 2:40
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: two adult osprey. One standing on nest the other on perch
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: GLO-02 is an unoccupied nest this season. I suspect these are the two Osprey from GLO-03. Further Evidence that GLO-03 has been abandoned.
Name: CHRISTOPHER ROGERS
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-07
2:20 PM to 2:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75, sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: 2 adults perched on nearby tree. Neither visited nest during my observation.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: Appears they have abandoned the nest but remain in the area