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-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-08
09:15 AM to 04:45 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: hot hot hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-10
06:30 PM to 06:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-10
05:40 PM to 05:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: High clouds, calm, cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: Adult perched on nest and pretty sure I could see 3 heads bobbing!
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
02:50 PM to 03:05 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, light NE,partly cloudy
Other Activity: Female is feeding a single chick. Male is perched on platform 3. The feathered carcass of the second chick is hanging from the nest. It looks like its leg is caught in netting and the body is hanging below.
Observation Method: from side yard
General Comments: I've been concerned for the last several days since I only could see a single chick during the few times I've been at home. The second chick was not in view and was not hanging below the nest. It's a grisly scene now.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
11:20 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: high fog / cool breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70, cloudy, foggy, drizzle
Other Activity: nestling preening, adult vocalization, fly over display
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: nestling getting big!
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
01:10 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, overcast skies, breezy
Other Activity: The adult osprey was perched high on a nearby tree and didn't move off of that perch for the entire time I observed. I watched the next but could not see any movement in the nest. I could not tell if the nest was empty or if the nestlings were just very quiet today.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
10:33 AM to 10:52 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Mist Temperature: 66°F Wind: Gentle breeze Wind Direction: N - NE Cloud Cover: 100% Humidity: 95%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: For with binos. First from dock then from 3rd floor of Mission Boathouse
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-09
10:59 AM to 11:16 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Mist Temperature: 66°F Wind: Gentle breeze Wind Direction: NE Cloud Cover: 100% Humidity: 95%
Other Activity: 1 bird on nest when I arrived. Then the other returned with a fish and the nestling popped up
Observation Method: Scope, sitting at the top of Independence Park.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-08
01:20 AM to 01:30 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, partly cloudy, light breeze
Other Activity: Still seems too low on the platform to have any eggs or chicks.
Observation Method: by scope from Winter Island nr Harbormaster shack
General Comments: