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: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-10
06:33 PM. to 07:35 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 ℉ Overcast with steady light wind
Other Activity: One adult on nest; #2 adult flew in with food which I could not identify & dropped it into the nest; adult on nest ate for several minutes but did not appear to feed any youngsters; adult #2 sat on nearby tree for a little while and then flew away.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: It surprised me that they adults did NOT change places on the nest.
Name: Nancy Perry
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-10
06:33 PM. to 07:35 PM.
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 ℉ Overcast with steady light wind
Other Activity: One adult on nest; #2 adult flew in with food which I could not identify & dropped it into the nest; adult on nest ate for several minutes but did not appear to feed any youngsters; adult #2 sat on nearby tree for a little while and then flew away.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: It surprised me that they adults did NOT change places on the nest.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-09
10:36 AM to 10:44 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60's, cloudy and slight drizzle
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-09
10:48 AM to 10:59 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70?, muggy clearing, no wind
Other Activity: 2 ospreys on nest. One actively feeding self or , I think, young though I couldn't see them. Other one perched then after few minutes flew off and one feeding continued doing so.
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:
2020-06-09
10:19 AM to 10:32 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 60's, almost no wind, muggy
Other Activity: Not sure if feeding chicks or self but think feeding chicks though I couldn't see them. Nest has a rim to it that small chicks could be below.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-09
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 75
Other Activity: Ollie & Olivia were both on the nest. It looked like they might have been eating. Olivia has been up on the edge of the nest quite often the past few days which, I'm hoping, means the chicks have hatched. I watch several times during the day and am looking for little heads to pop up.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-09
4:45 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, cloudy, Light SW
Other Activity: Male is perched on the perching post and the female is feeding the chicks. I can clearly see three chicks being fed.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: both parents are still adding sticks to the nest and are very attentive to the chicks, feeding them often throughout the day. 2020-06-09
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-09
12:40 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, slight breeze, cloudy, 70%humid,
Other Activity: The 2nd Osprey was perched on the 2nd rung of the tower.
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:
2020-06-09
12:55 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 76 degrees, wind SSW 8mph, cloudy, visibility 10 miles
Other Activity: None
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Upon arrival we observed one osprey moving about the nest. Due to the angle and distance to the nest we are unable to determine what is inside the nest.
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-06-09
11:47 AM to 12:18 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 72 - partly sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: male on perch below nest but flew off after 5 min and did not return. Female was perched on nest and not sitting the entire time. I cannot see into the nest but she did not appear to be tending chicks Female
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: