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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-02
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: nest is full and busy with all osprey feeding..Nestlings are big and there are or 3 of them. 1 adult if perched on edge of nest as if guarding the nest.
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:
2020-07-02
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: nest is full and busy with all osprey feeding..Nestlings are big and there are or 3 of them. 1 adult if perched on edge of nest as if guarding the nest.
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:
2020-07-02
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: nest is full and busy with all osprey feeding..Nestlings are big and there are or 3 of them. 1 adult if perched on edge of nest as if guarding the nest.
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:
2020-07-02
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: nest is full and busy with all osprey feeding..Nestlings are big and there are or 3 of them. 1 adult if perched on edge of nest as if guarding the nest.
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:
2020-07-02
11:30 AM to 12 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 and sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: nest is full and busy with all osprey feeding..Nestlings are big and there are or 3 of them. 1 adult if perched on edge of nest as if guarding the nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-02
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny 70s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia was perched on the nest and both chicks were visible. She was showing them how to stretch their wings. It is amazing how fast they grow and how wide their wingspan is. They also have the darker feathers now. We haven't seen more than two chicks.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-02
08: 15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 64 degF, light wind from N, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: male perched on the post at the nest, female down at the nest tending to something - between the fog remnants, the heat shimmer, and the distance I couldn't tell any more
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-02
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 64 degF, light wind from N, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: no sign of any activity in the nest - when I checked back later both adults had left
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-02
08:40 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, light wind from NW, 5% cloud cover
Other Activity: big female in nest arranging sticks, THREE large chicks in there with her :-)
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-07-02
10:00 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: