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: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-05
10:35 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 79 deg F, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-05
08:00 AM to 08:06 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-05
06:00 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy 69f w @ 4 mph
Other Activity: Shore birds, stunning quiet morn
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Stopped sending reports every day: anguish just too much.. The couple still come back to the perches, but over the days, they spend less and less time here. At dark, they often aren’t back. There is no bright side to this from what I observe on an almost hourly basis daily.
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-05
06:10 AM to 10:39 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. Mid. 70’s, mix of sun/clouds, light wind from south
Other Activity: Female Osprey with two chicks
Observation Method: House
General Comments: No fledgling yet
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-04
02:13 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85, sunny, West 7mph, gusts 12--HA!!
Other Activity: All 3 nestlings on nest. One feeding and 2 perched on edge of nest. Then one feeding stopped and another started feeding. All 3 did some wing spreading during my obs. time.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Had borrowed scope
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-04
02:48 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 85, sunny, West 7mph, gusts 12--HA!!
Other Activity: 1 probable fledgling on nest, flew off by end of obs time. Other probable fledgling on stump nearby, flew off before had much look at it. Even with borrowed scope it's hard for me to see plumage on chicks but all but positive based on looks and behavior and no obvious adults/adult behavior that these are chicks that have indeed fledged.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-08 - Rams Horn Rock Daymarker #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-04
09:37 AM to 09:42 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind NW@6mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Still no sign of nestlings
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-07 - Hardy Rock Day Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-04
10:22 AM to 10:32 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind NW@3mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-04
10:04 AM to 10:14 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind NW@5mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-04
09:45 AM to 09:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Visibility good. Some heat waves
Other Activity: Very interesting observation. Earlier in the morning, three chicks and one adult were observed. The adult was obsessed with nocking the chick around the nest. All chicks were trying to avoid such adult behavior with wings flapping in all directions. Apparently the adult was successful in having the chick become fledglings. I will report again later today for this nest activity.
Observation Method: Binoculars
General Comments: The fledgling have had lots of fish to eat. Some morning more than one fish within a few hours. What a great family to observe this year.