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: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-30
04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50’s, moderate winds, cloudy, just following heavy rains
Other Activity: One adult low in nest, assume incubating but can’t confirm
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-30
04:00 PM to 04:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50’s, cloudy, just after heavy rains, moderate winds
Other Activity: 1 adult low in nest. I assume incubating but cannot confirm
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: No other adult visible
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
03:20 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68, calm, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Female sitting very low in deep nest. Only definitively visible with scope from island/marsh line.
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
01:45 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64, partly sunny, slightly windy
Other Activity: At first the female was sitting on the nest but then perched on the side and had her head down in the nest. The male was perched below but flew up and also perched on the side of the nest and had his head down.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
10:25 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64 degrees; partly sunny; moderate breeze; high tide
Other Activity: Male was on the separate pole perch; and then flew off over a small nearby stream, and then out of sight. Came back to the same perch, and stayed.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Female observed in the center of the deep nest with just the top of her white head visible.
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
01:35 PM to 02:22 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, partly cloudy, wind 13 mph average with gusts to 23 mph
Other Activity: Female low in nest on arrival. Male later brought fish to “fish pole” where he ate about half. Brought remains to nest. Female to foul ball pole were she ate and then flew away toward the river. Stayed to watch the whole sequence to try to determine if they had chicks. Apparently not yet! I know some nests are starting to hatch.
Observation Method: On foot in the park
General Comments:
Name: Elie Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
05:10 PM to 05:30 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees F, slight wind, cloudy, and rain shower.
Other Activity: Female osprey sitting on eggs but suspicions about her eggs actually being hatchlings.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: An honorable mention was that we heard frogs and saw a freshly nibbled tree by a beaver.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-28
11:30 AM to 11:56 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64F, occasional rain, breezy, & sun
Other Activity: female in nest, and male seen flying around over the saugus river
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: