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: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-07
03:00 PM to 05:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72,W7,100%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 3 eggs in nest
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-07
03:33 PM to 03:03 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, nice breeze, 77f, one ospr on nest, no mate in view, vehicle, clear line of sight but interior of nest is obscured,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: where's the mate?
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-07
08:40 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Upper 70’s, clear sky, light breeze
Other Activity: One adult observed low in nest. No other activity observed
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-07
08:10 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear sky, upper 70’s, light wind
Other Activity: one adult low in nest. Only Adults head visible, reaching below the rim on occasion. No nestlings visible.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-07
07:42 AM to 07:52 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, sunny, breezy 14mph NE
Other Activity: 1 sitting, 1 perched to side flew off then landed back on nest--I was too close.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-07
09:05 AM to 09:17 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, sunny, breezy 14mph NE
Other Activity: 1 sitting
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-06
08:45 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70F, mild wind, mostly sunny
Other Activity: 1 perched low in nest with little movement. Heard calling for a few minutes
Observation Method: on foot from bike trail
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-06
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70F, mild wind, mostly sunny
Other Activity: 1 osprey flying overhead. 1 moving in nest bobbing head up and down. Could have been cleaning its feathers or feeding chicks. Could not see any chicks from my vantage point
Observation Method: on foot from bike trail
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-06
10:55 AM to 11:59 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 73F, light breeze, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-06
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 73F, light breeze, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot by scope from Forest River Park
General Comments: