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.
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Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
07:05 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 F, pretty clear, little wind
Other Activity: One perched on the side of nest the other seemed to be feeding chicks in the nest
Observation Method: On 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:
2026-06-10
06:55 AM to 07:00 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 F, pretty clear, little wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments: Hard to get a clear look in nest
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
07:22 AM to 07:26 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 F, mostly clear, little wind
Other Activity: One perched at top of marker the other in the nest
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
07:15 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 F, mostly clear, little wind
Other Activity: Really hard to see this one. I think I saw one moving around in the nest but marked the count as 0 as I really couldn’t tell.
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
07:30 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, light wind from SW, 20% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird flew in with large stick, spent time working it into the nest; second bird flew in with talons full of grasses, then both birds left
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: this is what this nest needs - NOT! it is HUGE
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
06:07 PM to 06:28 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 partly sunny a little breezy
Other Activity: Both on the nest. One toward the left (viewer facing south) in incubation posture and one further to right perched up occasionally bending down. Likely eating? I wish I could see this nest better. With green foliage behind it and the distance it is a stretch.
Observation Method: From Stage Island Trail and refuge road
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
07:10 AM to 07:25 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degF, medium gusty wind from WSW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on post; one in nest stood up and did a little tending, then settled back down again
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
05:26 PM to 05:58 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, partly cloudy, mild breeze with some stronger gusts
Other Activity: Both birds on the nest. down low Not much activity
Observation Method: From Pines Trail Platform
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-14 - Round Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
08:05 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64-72, light wind, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey was perched in the middle of the nest. We did not see the second osprey around.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-10
07:15 AM to 07:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64-72, light wind, mostly sunny
Other Activity: From Great Bank, 2 osprey could be seen over at Dilly. As we got closer, 1 osprey flew off. The second started calling we got close, so we continued away from the nest.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments: