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: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-14
5:40 PM to 5:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees, wind SSE 7 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-14
5:30 PM to 5:45 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees, wind SSE 7 mph, partly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-14
6:45 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, wind SSE 7 mph, mostly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-14
6:05 PM to 6:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 51 degrees, wind SSE 7 mph, mostly cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-14
11:50 AM to 12:00 PM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54° / sunny / NW / 9mph – 16 mph
Other Activity: Difficult to tell whether the female was incubating, eggs or not.
Observation Method: Walked out to viewing platform.
General Comments:
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:
2025-04-14
11:30 AM to 11:40 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 53° / sunny / NW / 9mph – 16 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Walked out to the rear of the MBTA Repair Facility - having parked behind the CVS.
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-13
12:00 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy 41
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Two were perched on the nest but there has been no sign of actively building up the nest. on other days I have seen as many as 4 flying around and still occasionally aerial combat with the eagle.
Name: Stephen Deffley
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-13
6:00 PM to 6:05 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Rainy
Other Activity: It was flapping it wings while on the platform. I am assuming it was an osprey. But I am not an expert.
Observation Method: Moving vehicle
General Comments: I am going to report seeing another osprey fishing successfully at the North Pool on Parker River National Wildlife Refuge about half an hour later. I am quite sure it was the same bird. I'll explain that when I report that sighting seperately.
Name: Stephen Deffley
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-13
6:30 to 6:40
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Rainy
Other Activity: It was hovering over Forward Pool for about two minutes. It dropped down a bit, flew back up and then dove into the water and came out with a fish. It adjusted the fish so the head was facing forward while shaking off the water. It then flew in the direction of the platform on PI Turnpike.
Observation Method: I was walking facing the observation tower on Hellcat Dike. I observed the bird hovering over Forward Pool. Which I thought was North Pool. But on the map it is labeled as Forward Pool.
General Comments: I reported one that was on the platform on PI Turnpike. The new one where the pink house used to be. I believe it is the same bird. Due to the timing.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-13
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: drizzle
Other Activity: Both in nest
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments: