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: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
04:32 PM to 04:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Mostly cloudy, rain squall, breezy, 57, tide just past low
Other Activity: One in nest, one perched below on pylon. Then some mating. Then both in nest for a bit.
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, from across cove
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
05:45 PM to 05:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm and windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Jaime Zuckerman
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
02:30 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Wind, sun, heat
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Sarah Spencer
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
06:15 PM to 06:30 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70, cloudy, 10 mph winds
Other Activity: No visible Osprey, only activity was the fabric pieces in nest blowing with the wind gusts
Observation Method: Vehicle, viewed from the CVS parking lot this time and not the park.
General Comments: No Osprey tonight, but there was a an adorable woodchuck hanging out nearby
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
08:00 AM to 08:13 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Haze, 58, calm
Other Activity: Perhaps 100 birds landing on sandbar beyond nest.
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Well, hard to believe, but have confirmed 2nd observer. Osprey on perch; 2nd osprey landed on top of first just stood looking around.
Name: Leeanne Pallazola
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
09:19 AM to 09:25 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67⁰ Sunshine No wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Rowing a Grand Banks Dory
General Comments: I have a photo
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
06:10 AM to 08:39 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. 60’s, full sun, light wind from the south
Other Activity: TWO OSPREY IN NEST
Observation Method: House
General Comments: Still are unable to report numbers of Osprey
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-14
04:30 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 55° F Wind SE @15mph High overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: Have not seen the second Osprey yet.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-13
09:30 AM to 09:50 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 56, cloudy, 10 SW
Other Activity: Today is the first time I've seen the resident pair mating. They mated on the nest platform and now the female is sitting in the nest and the male is perched on the perching post. Earlier the female was arranging the nest
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-13
09:54 AM to 10:08 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees, breezy 14mph, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: