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: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-09
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
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General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-09
4:15 to 5:00
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, winds 14mph SSW, cloudy
Other Activity: male on perch below nestfemale tough to see but could make out her headmale left shortly after my arrival and did not return
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-09
5:30 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rain then turning windy and cold later
Other Activity: Male has been on the marsh perch. Female was deep in the nest last night at dusk and was still in the nest at dawn this morning.
Observation Method: From back deck
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
01:25 PM to 01:35 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, W 10 mph, Cloudy
Other Activity: Gull tried to land on platform. Osprey flapped and gull veered off.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Most likely was male from REV-01. I only looked at this platform after the male left REV-01. Gull probably thought it was an established gull landing.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
5:15 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 58
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia is continuing to incubate since April 19. Ollie was perched on his favorite branch right outside our window.
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
12:56 PM to 01:05 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, W 10 mph, Cloudy
Other Activity: One sitting low in the nest, other perched then left, soaring in high circles.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Buster Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
01:15 PM to 01:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58F, W 10 mph, Cloudy
Other Activity: Female down low in nest. Male came then left.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
6 PM to 6 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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General Comments: Single osprey, probably the female, appeared to be sitting in nest. On egg? Maybe....finally!
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
6:00 AM to 1:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 60s
Other Activity: Female spends the majority of the time on the nest, hunched down so you can only see the top of her head. The male stands guard on the marsh perch and quickly flies to the nest when a third Osprey approached. The pair has copulated today followed by sitting in the nest side by side.
Observation Method: From the back deck
General Comments:
Name: sean riley
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2020-05-08
7 AM to 730 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cool but nice
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: after bring off for a couple of day, the female appears to be on eggs. Male perched above her.