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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
09:20 AM to 09:25 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees, partly sunny, high tide going out, windy gusts
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: One osprey on the nest and one in the marsh.
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
09:15 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp about 50, light NW wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through the scope from the road on Plum Island
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
09:30 AM to 09:35 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 degrees, partly sunny high tide going out, breezy
Other Activity: One osprey perched in nest and another one on the marsh below the nest. Another is also in a tree...not sure if it is an offspring or a challenger.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
08:15 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp about 50, light NW wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Observed the nest from the Hellcat Dike, from the Bill Forward blind and then from the Pines Trail. From the first 2 sites, there was just 1 osprey perched. From the Pines Trail overlook, there were 2 perched and then 1 took off. There is still very little nesting material on the platform.
Observation Method: through the scope from several spots
General Comments:
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
06:00 AM to 07:47 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Haze, some clouds, 45 going to be warmer today, finally
Other Activity: All quiet and still..for a change
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: morning ritual of copulation, then smaller off to get food while the larger got more detailed with the inside of the nest. Smaller retuned to stand on larger (on perch) & gaze around, fully standing. Off it flew. Back with food. Larger is eating now while smaller is out flying around.
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
05:40 PM to 05:50 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55, light breeze, sunny skies
Other Activity: No osprey observed. No additional nesting Material added to minimal amount observed on my previous observation.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Failed nest? Time will tell
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
05:10 PM to 05:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55, clear skies, light breeze
Other Activity: 1 adult appears to be incubating, sitting low in the nest. The second adult was perched on rim, leaving the nest after about 5 minutes into observation
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-23
07:05 PM to 07:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cool and still.
Other Activity: The plot thickens: Two ospreys perched on the nest after Dave removed the dead one!
Observation Method: On foot at the Independence Park jetty
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-22
11:35 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 47F windy cloudy
Other Activity: female sitting up in nest, male perched on branch of driftwood tree stuck in marsh
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-22
04:00 PM to 06:00 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: