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: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2028-05-08
11:50 AM to 11:53 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Sarah Spencer
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
11:40 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87 degrees, mostly sunny, 14 mph wind gusts
Other Activity: The female osprey was low in the nest when I arrived. I forgot my binoculars so I could only see her zoomed in on my phone. After about ten minutes, another Osprey flew over and circled, this would be the third floater, and then moments later the male Osprey appeared and started circling. The female in the nest was very vocal during this but never stood up in the nest. The floater moved on, and the male Osprey didn’t return to the nest but stayed circling the area. The female stood up on the left side of the nest and started calling for food. Without my binoculars, I could only see one baby moving on the right of the nest while the female stood on the left.
Observation Method: In my car from the cvs parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
09:20 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 93F, lt wind from west, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
07:30 AM to 07:33 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,warming up
Other Activity: I'd say the two chicks are now fledglings. They are circling the outer edges of the nest and flapping wings
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
09:20 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83F, light wind from west, sunny
Other Activity: Adult left briefly and returned
Observation Method: on foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments: Visibility poor at this distance
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
10:00 AM to 10:21 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Sunny 82 degrees humid
Observation Method: Telescope
General Comments: The two chics continue to thrive. They are extremely well fed and getting quite large. Today is day 42 of the first chic being born.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
01:00 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail
General Comments: The male was on the perch near the nest platform and I could see 2 chicks in the nest.
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
10:37 AM to 10:42 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Clear, 69 deg F
Other Activity: 1 adult, 1 young sitting high/standing, and spreading wings (not flapping exactly—is this officially a fledgling yet?)
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
10:37 AM to 10:42 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear, 69 deg F
Other Activity: Platform empty
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
11:00 AM to 11:19 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear, 73 deg F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Too much turbulence to see details of other Nelson Island platforms, but no birds visible anywhere….