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: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-30
06:30 PM to 07:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cool and cloudy, no wind.
Other Activity: I observed 2 osprey perched on the Channel Marker 1 nest, and another 2 perched on channel marker 3. There has been at least one bird on channel marker 3 every day for the past few days.
Observation Method: On foot from Independence Park beach.
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: partly cloudly 54F
Other Activity: female in nest and male perched on a branch of the driftwood tree in the marsh near to the platform
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
05:40 PM to 05:55 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: FOGGY AND COOL
Other Activity: one sitting in the nest / one on lower post
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
03:00 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cool, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
01:30 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49, light breeze, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
07:05 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 47 degrees, very foggy, no wind
Other Activity: I couldn’t tell if it was feeding itself (or moving a bit of nest around) but it had something long and ragged in its beak that it put down in the nest and had its head down for awhile. Then eventually it settled to sitting.
Observation Method: Foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
06:57 AM to 07:02 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 47 degrees, very foggy, no wind
Other Activity: N/A
Observation Method: Foot in parking lot
General Comments: There might have been one inside the nest, I saw a blurry black and white color, but it was too far to confirm. None were perched near of flying near.
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
07:25 AM to 07:27 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 47 degrees, very foggy, no wind
Other Activity: N/A
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments: Perched (not sitting) on the nest below the marker.
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-29
07:15 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 47 degrees, very foggy, no wind
Other Activity: Was sitting in the nest, then jumped out and flew around the marker and settled perched next to the nest for awhile.
Observation Method: Foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
SAL-09A - Shad Creek Log
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-28
10:00 PM to 10:15 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 1 egg in this new nest, located on a large piece of driftwood.