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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
02:15 PM to 02:48 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 56F, wind 9mph, sunny
Other Activity: Looks like new male, smaller than the previous. Apparently fed the female and they attempted to mate afterward. Looked like the charge was blown away by the wind.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: Am hoping the lack of support on one side will not allow the nest to collapse.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Binocs from home
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
4:30 PM to 4:40 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Binocs from home
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
5:20 PM to 5:22 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63, calm, clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
8 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Visibility good
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: I think the pair of osprey occupying this nest have settled in. Sightings have been very consistent every day.
Name: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
09:40 AM to 09:43 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partial sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Saw a pair on #9, as I do occasionally, on 04/23 at 5:00pm; hoping to see the regular pair on #04 at the same time, but no. I'm thinking this is the same pair going back and forth. they will lay eggs on #4.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly Cloudy
Other Activity: On nest
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments:
Name: joseph wilson
Nest Name:
LYN-05 - GEAA Field Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
05:30 PM to 05:45 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 59 degrees, Breezy and Sunny mild wind
Other Activity: 1 osprey standing on the side of the nest. 1 osprey watching over nest from atop of nearby light fixture. 2 total osprey.
Observation Method: Car, foot
General Comments: No fledglings yet. Apparently no eggs yet.
Name: John HART
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
9:20 AM to 9:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny, 56F, light wind
Other Activity: See comments
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: On arrival, two Ospreys were visible. One on perch and one sitting low in nest which is why I indicated incubating eggs as activity. I hope that is correct. During the half hour of observation, one Osprey was on high perch at all times seeming to watch me. On three occasions, one Osprey flew off only to the other side of the marsh (about 1/4 mile) and came back after only two minutes or so, flying low to the nest.
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-24
6:15 AM to 8:50 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. 50’s, no wind, clear & sunny.
Other Activity: Two Osprey on and off platform all the time. They fly to the Island and then return back.
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Yesterday they were on and off platform all day long.