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 Hart
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-17
3:33 PM to 4:03 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear, blue sky; winds from north at 10-15 kts
Other Activity: Did not observe any nest material on platform, looked completely bare. Osprey #1 landed on high platform at 3:36 PM. Believe it was a male. Osprey #2 arrived at 3:41. There was a lot of wing flapping for about 90 seconds then Osprey #1 descended to perch on lower platform. Osprey #2 stayed on perch on high platform for 6 minutes and left. Osprey #1 remained on perch on low platform until I left at 4:03 PM
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-17
3:05 PM to 3:21
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Dry, 52 degrees, 0-20 percent cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-17
06:40 PM to 07:00 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: clear sky, no wind, 54 degree F
Other Activity: The osprey was perched eating something.
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: The nest from last year appears to have fallen down.
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-17
11:12 AM to 11:33 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sky Temperature: 51°F Wind: Moderate breeze Wind Direction: W Cloud Cover: 0%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-16
9:30 AM to 9:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 44 partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: Two were perched on the nest and after a few minutes one flew away.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-16
1:30 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 55 sunny
Other Activity: Again this year there is no sign of a nest on the new platform that the Scouts built a couple of years ago.
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail.
General Comments:
Name: Jeffrey LeDrew
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-16
140 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 ° windy cold overcast
Other Activity: 1 was in nest another 1 was in marsh then they both flew around for a couple of minutes then 1 back to nest other 1 ba j to marsh
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-16
08:40 AM to 08:55 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 43D; partly cloudy, 14mph W
Other Activity: still no sightings.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-16
9:25 AM to 9:25 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partial clouds
Other Activity: Lots of nest material
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Hundreds of birds circling high in sky; can’t tell species, look dark for gulls but fly like them. Never seen anything quite like it before.
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-16
9:25 AM to 9:25 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partial clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: