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: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-15
01:36 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 78°/ 8mph-12mph - ENE
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Park in route 107 pull off area and walked to edge of river using scope for observation.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-15
01:35 PM to 02:40 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, light NE wind, sunny
Other Activity: The larger spread its wings but did minimal flapping, the other did not repeat the flapping from yesterday.
Observation Method: By scope from area near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-15
01:35 PM to 02:40 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74F, light NE wind, sunny
Other Activity: Assuming a father and son fishing date. The young has not been napping for some time now and must have fledged.
Observation Method: By scope from Lighthouse area on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
LYN-05 - GEAA Field Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-15
06:45 PM to 07:15 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny and hot
Other Activity: 2 osprey in nest& one is feeding. 15 minutes later. Osprey thats eating flew off with fish in its talons to nearby telephone pole.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: i got pictures and video of these osprey
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-14
06:30 PM to 06:35 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: cloudy / T-storm looming
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-14
07:45 AM to 07:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast cooler
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-14
02:30 PM to 03:20 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82F, light NW wind, partly cldy
Other Activity: Adult perched on pole. One nestling perched, the other reclined below. Later the reclined one arose and began flapping enough to cross the platform and did this several times. The perched one stayed perched. Then the adult left and the flapping stopped.
Observation Method: By scope from gazebo on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: JOHN HART
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-14
04:25 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 84F, LIGHT, PARTLY CLOUDY
Other Activity: She spent almost half-hour popping her head up and down into the nest with food in her mouth. At one point she seemed to have a large bloody fish. If it wasn't so late on the season, I would have though that she was feeding chicks or fledglings
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Could she still have been feeding her fledgling at this point in season?
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-13
08:00 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 73, light wind full sun
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: I may be reading too much into this but this fledgling seems to be struggling. Constant vocalizing, begging. Breast looks concave. We'll keep monitoring
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-13
07:18 AM to 07:59 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear sky Temperature: 70 - 74°F Wind: Light breeze Wind Direction: W - SW Cloud Cover: 0% Humidity: 84%
Other Activity: Nestling was calling continuously. Adult came in and landed on a boat about half way through observation.
Observation Method: Binoculars at the bottom of Independence Park
General Comments: