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: Angela Sorensen
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, hazy, 80s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From vehicle on road
General Comments:
Name: Angela U
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy sunny 80s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from road
General Comments: One perched at nest, one perched on nearby post.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
06:35 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55D; sunny; no wind
Other Activity: Only saw 1 Osprey on Perch on Nest. She moved into nest and at first I thought she was feeding but it was sporadic then she moved rather quickly back onto perch.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
06:35 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55D; sunny; no wind
Other Activity: Just one Osprey perched on stand on nest. similar to NEW-06.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
11:23 AM to 04:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny very hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
08:30 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 84, full sun
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Patty Chen
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
09:30 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot clear skies humid no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Single Osprey perched on nest.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
07:15 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83 degrees; clear; light wind; low tide
Other Activity: Male was sitting on the pole perch, and facing away from the nest.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Female was sitting on the side of the nest rather than in the center as before, as if to make way for something (nestlings) that might be in the bottom area of the nest.
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-25
07:45 PM to 08:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm, calm
Other Activity: I observed one bird on the edge of the nest, looking into the nest for a while and calling to her mate. I saw him perched with a fish on a nearby sailboat mast. He waited there at least 15 mins. As I was leaving, he flew to the nest.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
General Comments: I did not see the nestling ls this time but I think they are in there.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-24
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 92 sunny
Other Activity: One adult was on the perch on the nest platform & the other was sitting in the nest. The one on the perch flew away & the one in the nest stood up. Then 2 pretty big chicks popped up & looked around.
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: