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:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
11:35 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 6mph-11mph / southwest
Other Activity: Male visited disk/nest with female and nestling. dropped off fish and then flew over to radio tower.
Observation Method: Parking in Rt. 107 pull off area. Walked to a river through cut in fence.
General Comments: Scope and binoculars
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 79°F Wind WSW@2mph Thin overcast skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Surprised to see no activity on nest.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 6mph-11mph / southwest
Other Activity: male perched on marsh grasses quite away further from the platform than in prior visits to this platform.
Observation Method: Walked through park to edge of marsh. Scope/binoculars
General Comments: Needed scope for better view of nest - in hope there was a nestling hatched.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
09:40 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 76° / 5mph-10mph / southwest
Other Activity: 2 nestlings sighted w/adult activity w/feeding
Observation Method: Pulled into Consigli /new Revere HS construction site. W/binoculars
General Comments: Utility enabling work for site demolition has begun for the new H.S. Spoke w/Site Super about access.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
11:35 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 77° / 7mph-12mph / southwest
Other Activity: Single Osprey perched on edge of nest. Flew off after approx. 10 minutes of observation. No others observed in the same approx. area.
Observation Method: Parking on route 107 pull up area walked out to edge of river with scope.
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
08:20 PM to 08:08 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm, humid, light breeze
Other Activity: one osprey on lower post eating / one on edge of nest observing possible chicks.
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: heading out tomorrow morning for up close view
Name: John Hart
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
03:30 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 90F, 5-10 kts, partly sunny
Other Activity: When I arrived there was an Osprey perched high on the nest. The other Osprey soon arrived and looked like he may have been feeding nestlings which were not visible. After this, he left nest and perched on adjacent pole.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Hart
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
03:50 PM to 04:10 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 91F, 5-10 kts, partly sunny
Other Activity: One Osprey (female?) was on nest sitting high in nest when I arrived. The other Osprey arrived a few minutes later. Some wing flapping and he put his beak into the nest as if he might be feeding nestlings. After that he left nest and perched on adjacent post
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: What prompts the osprey to perch on adjacent pole or lower stand? I've seen this behavior a lot.
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
10:30 AM to 10:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, sunny, hazy skies, breezy
Other Activity: At start of visit the adult had her head down in the nest a lot, possibly feeding, or feeding young. Mom spent the whole time perched on the nest. I was able to count two nestlings who would appear occasionally.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-19
09:30 AM to 09:35 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 5 mph - 10mph / 76°
Other Activity: Female perched on edge of nest w/single nestling
Observation Method: Viewed via DCR CAM
General Comments: