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: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-15
06:15 AM to 06:40 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, cloudy, light breeze 6mph NW
Other Activity: 1 bird busy, 1 standing on edge of nest
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-15
07:15 PM to 07:35 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77 degrees, partly cloudy, light breeze 9mph SE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-14
11:11 AM to 11:22 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees, sunny, light breeze 9mph N
Other Activity: 1 in nest busy, 1 perched other end of tower
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-14
01:25 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: One Osprey seen today! Perched on the platform stand
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-14
06:30 PM to 07:05 PM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 65°F Wind NE@8mph Overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: Unable to see chicks, too deep in nest.
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-14
10:00 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Slight haze, 77f w 7 mph
Other Activity: Ducks and lone seagull swimming to bottom of nest at water’s edge. Fairly quiet boating activity. Small craft, kayakers, paddle boarders moving through channel.
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: He brought her a fish which they shared together on nest’s edge. He hopped to perch to clean up. Her head disappeared into nest. Can’t see what she is doing. Sitting comfortably in nest. He swooped over nest toward ground; scared off ducks. Seagull stayed, finished scraps. Ducks and seagull on it drying off. He’s back at perch. Spends much more time at perch or on nest’s edge. No signs that there are chicks yet. 11:07 she appears to be napping. He’s on perch.
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-14
07:45 PM to 08:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clouds so much darker tonight,74, wind 13 mph, rain expected around 2ish
Other Activity: Quiet
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: She is actively doing something deep in nest; he’s on security on perch. At one point, she spread her wings over the nest for maybe 20 seconds. Back to working at the bottom of the nest.
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-14
10:53 AM to 11:08 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees, sunny, light breeze 9mph N
Other Activity: 1 bird flew off nest, flew back with a fish
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Hart
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
10:30 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80/light/clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Hart
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
09:45 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76/NW 10mph/clear
Other Activity: On adult was perched hihh and the other seated low, probably incubating. After a few minutes both were seated low.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: