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:
REV-05 - Pines River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
12:25 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Sunny, 59°, 8-13 MPH NNW
Other Activity: One osprey observed flying in close proximity to new platform. Scant nesting material noted.
Observation Method: Parked along Rt.107 pull off area. Walked to edge of riverbank.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-04 - Jacob’s Park Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
12:00 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 4
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Sunny, 59°, 8-13 MPH NNW
Other Activity: Male/Female on platform. One on perch (with fish)/other in nest. Not incubating. ***Two osprey on makeshift nest in marsh approximately 75 yards to the NW. Assumed female, then soon thereafter joined by male.***
Observation Method: Parked at center of Jacobs Park - walking to the edge of the marsh
General Comments: Sent Dave Rimmer flagged location w/mile marker on Rt. 107
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
11:25 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Sunny, 57°, 8-13 MPH NNW
Other Activity: Some wing flapping and the female settled back into the nest.
Observation Method: Pulled across the street and into parking area of shopping center.
General Comments:
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:
2026-05-11
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Sunny, 59°, 8-13 MPH NNW
Other Activity: One osprey incubating. One (male) off to the northern edge of peninsula - sitting in marsh grasses.
Observation Method: Viewed from Rt. 107 pull off /walked to edge of river's edge.
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
08:00 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, very hot and humid
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Both Darcy and I think the eggs have hatched
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
06:30 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: seasonable for a change / clear and calm
Other Activity: One on lower post / one sitting in the nest
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: John Banse
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
03:25 PM to 03:40 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees. Mostly cloudy. little wind.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot.
General Comments:
Name: John Banse
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
02:55 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65. Mostly cloudy. Little wind.
Other Activity: Female was low in nest and did not move much. Male was not seen.
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54 degrees, overcast, windy
Other Activity: Osprey stayed perched on a nearby tree the entire time. No osprey on the nest while I was observing.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-11
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 52 degrees, initially 9 mph with gusts to 13, cloudy
Other Activity: Initially 1 osprey was perched on the nest. As we were paddling away, we heard osprey calling and saw that the second one had flown into the perch.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd
General Comments: