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 Burtt
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
04:25 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy
Other Activity: Sitting in nest
Observation Method: Foot - platform closest to road next to power lines
General Comments: We are moving to NH but wanted to get this observation in while we can!
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-05 - Pines River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
02:18 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/26mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Hopped over the Jersey barrier at the Route 107 pull off area.
General Comments: This is a new platform installed - this past March. No activity noted.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
12:05 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/24mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Walked through the phragmites and out to the edge of the marsh.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
11:55 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/24mph
Other Activity: Do the construction of the Revere High School, this platform has been removed. They have taken down the light tower where the long-standing nest has been observed.
Observation Method: Drive-by. Drove around the rotary to double check if the tower was still in place.
General Comments: Unfortunately, this will be the last report from this platform due to the removal of the light stanchion.
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:
2026-04-06
12:18 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 45°/feels like 38°/WNW 15 MPH/26mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Hopped over the Jersey barrier located at the route 107 pullout area.
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:
2026-04-06
02:00 AM to 02:30 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 35F, strong wind, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By scope from Winter Island gazebo.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
02:00 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 35F, Very strong wind, Partly Sunny
Other Activity: Empty nest
Observation Method: By scope from Winter Island gazebo
General Comments: Nest on Little Aquavitae has a pair. They mated while we were there. We are hoping to have eggs. May need to keep reporting them on this site.
Name: Ronald Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
04:55 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy, temps in 40’s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Visual from house
General Comments: This bird is clearly a male and seems likely to be the returning male. Has been present off an on several times today.
Name: Heather Stanton
Nest Name:
GLO-11 - Eastern Point Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
02:15 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, 17mph W, Cloudy/Partial Sun
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
09:00 AM to 06:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48, 16 wins w gusts to 28 (a lot of the time at marsh), 50% cloudy
Other Activity: Seals at low tide all morning fairly near nest sight on sand bar.
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Osprey in nest in morning observing nest condition. Around 3:30 sitting on marsh grass (avoiding intense wind?) feathers really fluffed up. This Osprey has pure white top of head and chest.