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: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-26
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: binocs from home
General Comments: This platform remains empty of nest or osprey
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-26
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: warm sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-26
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny and clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments: Various weekly observations even through the nor'easter showed constant incubating posture of one osprey.
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-26
2 PM to 3:30 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 70.
Other Activity: Female on nearby pole where they often eat. Alerted to an intruder. Unknown osprey swooped the nest. Female flew and chased it toward river. When she came back and landed on nest the male emerged from the depths of nest and flew to pole and eventually flew off toward river. Both have been trading off on the nest duties regularly.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Scott Freeman
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-26
1:00 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, moderate wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot. Nest is too high to observe the interior from the ground.
General Comments: This is a new nest seen on top of a boat rack at the Beverly Port Marina at 43 Water Street in Beverly ( I chose the nearby Monument Bar nest on the pull down since I did not see an option for a new nest sighting). Two adult Osprey, flying around the nest when I arrived, then later one of the two adults were on the nest. Hope they are not disturbed too much by the increasing seasonal activity at the marina - the nest is right next to the active dock area.
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-26
09:02 to 09:28
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sky Temperature: 58 - 60°F Wind: Light breeze Wind Direction: NW Cloud Cover: 0% Humidity: 65 - 66%
Other Activity: Just sitting there. The 2 on Little Haste were active
Observation Method: Scope from top of Independence Park
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-25
9:20 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 57 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: There were 2 on the nest & she was incubating. The male flew away & came back with food & then flew to the perch near the nest.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-25
7:30 AM to 7:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58D; overcast; winds 8ENE
Other Activity: red winged black bird sitting on nest edge.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: This is my last visit to this nest in 2025 as I have not seen any indication of osprey yet this season.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-25
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58, 10w, 70%
Other Activity: 1 perched on piling on north edge of Rowley River just east of Club Head Creek; closer to Club Head Plat #1 than any other nest but not particularly associated with.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-05-25
5:45 PM to 5:55 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60, calm, sun and clouds
Other Activity: What appeared to be the male perched on the post away from platform. Two adult osprey flew over heading North and then turning up the Parker River valley. Have seen pairs on similar route recently. Could there be a nest we don’t know about ?;
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: