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:
EAB-01 - MBTA Rail Yard
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
11:06 AM to 11:26 AM
at: East Boston
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 out the rear of the MBTA repair facility - from behind the CVS
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
11:45 AM to 11:52 AM
at: Beverly
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Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, cloudy, breezy 17 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-06
12:13 PM to 12:26 PM
at: Beverly
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Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, cloudy, breezy 17 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-05
07:55 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 42 degrees, almost no wind, very foggy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through the scope from Island road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-05
01:40 PM to 01:55 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, little to no wind, cloudy and a bit foggy, in between rain showers
Other Activity: 1st day observing an osprey at the platform this season
Observation Method: through scope from back side Crane (with permission)
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-05
01:40 PM to 01:55 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 46 degrees, little to no wind, cloudy and a little foggy, in between rain showers
Other Activity: One osprey was perched on the nest, and 1 on a rock below the nest. It's the first day I have observed 2 here, but I would only be able to see the second from where I observed today, back side of Crane by boat ramp
Observation Method: through scope back side of Crane (with permission)
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-05
07:55 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 42 degrees, almost no wind, very foggy. Could just see as far as Dean Island and the Brophy Platform
Other Activity: 1st day I've observed 2 at the Brophy Platform
Observation Method: through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
11:20 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Salisbury
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Weather Conditions: 46F, cloudy, Really Windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Liberty St., on foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
11:20 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Salisbury
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Weather Conditions: 46F, cloudy, Really Windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Liberty St., on foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-11 - Middle Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-04
10:15 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49F, cloudy, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pretty Apple Tree Lane to WMA
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