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: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
7:15 AM to 7:25 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55D; sunny; winds 6 SW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
7:15 AM to 7:25 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55D; sunny; winds 6 mph SW
Other Activity: One Osprey at old green cabin feeding on something on old raft.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
7:00 AM to 7:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 53D; sunny; winds 5 mph SW
Other Activity: Both Osprey on nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Nest looks quite a bit bigger than previous week.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
7:00 AM to 7:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 53D; sunny; winds 5mph
Other Activity: one nesting; one on post to left of nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
7:15 AM to 7:25 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55D; sunny; winds 6 SW
Other Activity: initially observed 2 osprey on nest; then one left and returned with large stick for nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
09:45 AM to 10:13 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny windy warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Nothing on #9
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
06:45 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 60’s, calm, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: visual from house
General Comments: Both members of pair perched on nest. Considerable nest construction in the past week. Amount of other birds attempting to claim site has diminished. Pair seems well on target to lay eggs.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
1:00 PM. to 1:30 PM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees; clear skies; light wind; high tide
Other Activity: Later during the observation time she was standing at the side of the nest, and looked much larger. There was no sign of a male osprey.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Saw one female Osprey sitting down in the center (and the deepest part) of the nest, so much so that the bird looked small in stature.
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
07:23 to 08:02
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sky Temperature: 57 - 61°F Wind: Light breeze Wind Direction: SE Cloud Cover: 0%
Other Activity: Birds exchanging near duties. Delivering sticks and one fish.
Observation Method: Standing with scope at bottom of Independence Park.
General Comments:
Name: Penny Strakus
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-29
08:40 AM to 08:42 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: