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: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-19
12:15 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s, sunny, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot, binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-19
11:10 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 74 degrees. Gusty wind. Gusts to 31mph., average 16.
Other Activity: Two on the nest. Quite a bit of movement. Possibly tending a chick.
Observation Method: From stage Island
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:
2026-06-19
12:04 PM to 12:38 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Very windy, 75 degrees, sunny. Gusts SSW 19 mph
Other Activity: One osprey low on the nest. Stood up and alerted when something big flew by. I missed what it was. Then settled back done.
Observation Method: From the pines trail platform
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-19
10:00 AM to 10:05 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: PT Sunny, 72°, 14-26 MPH W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Via DCR webcam
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-18
04:00 PM to 04:10 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67, brisk wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Single adult, female(?) left nest as I arrived flew high in large circle to return for ‘touch and go’ at nest then flew to marsh 300yds south. Stayed there. No sign of any activity in the nest and no concern by adult for any contents of nest.Hatching failed ?
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-11 - Eastern Point Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-18
09:30 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 61F, breezy, drizzly, cloudy
Other Activity: no activity observed, no nest in place, although a few large branches and small sticks seem to be on the platform
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: This is the platform's first year (I think) so it may take some time to be discovered, if ever. But I did see an OSPR fishing on the other side of Eastern Point (Brace's Cove) a few days ago.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-18
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 61F, drizzly, breezy, cloudy, bad visibility
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: the drizzle really obscured my view; hard to say if any OSPR were on the nest, but I didn't see any. None circling either. But I suspect the female was incubating and hunkered down.
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-18
07:05 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s, light wind, cloudy, rain to be off and on today
Other Activity: One bird was in the marsh near the nest. Initially the nest was empty, but then one osprey flew in.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Conomo Point
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-18
06:40 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s, light wind, cloudy, rain to be off and on today
Other Activity: Watched Dean through the scope from Island Road, and saw no osprey activity, adults or chicks. I came back to look because I hadn't seen any activity when I paddled to the nest, but then observed osprey when I was almost back to Island Road.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-18
06:40 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s, light wind, cloudy, rain to be off and on today. Pretty clear view through the scope.
Other Activity: Osprey perched on the post by the nest. I could not see any osprey on the nest.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Island Road
General Comments: