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: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
09:30 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 70's, mod. wind
Other Activity: One perched and one incubationg.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
07:25 AM to 07:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69D; sunny; winds 4WSW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
07:05 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity: osprey perched on nest then flew away to grass at green cabin. Failed nest?
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
07:05 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity: no evidence of osprey. However, there were at at first 3 osprey in grass at old cabin then four when NPT 05 osprey flew over. Osprey were paired off in the grass.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-14 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
06:55 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
06:35 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity: one nesting; one on ground perch.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
06:35 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
07:05 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity: one on nest and one on perch near nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-05
07:05 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; sunny; winds 4 W
Other Activity: Both osprey on nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: