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: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-24
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-04 - Nelson Island Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-23
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75,sw4,5%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 2 osprey flying around over the nest and island. Also observed Roger I Blind, Broad CP, Laws Plat #1#2#3, Club Head CP #1#2, Shad CP; no osprey on or near any of those.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-18 - Holy Island Camp Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-23
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75,4sw,5%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: I'm assuming this is the male from Holy I Plat#1 since he was perched there almost as often as at the nest during female nesting. also assuming other osprey observed are fledglings, but didn't get a good enough view to be certain.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-17 - Third Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-23
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 75,sw4,5%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-23
01:20 PM to 01:35 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, beautiful, windy, very high tide from Hurricane Erin
Other Activity: One Ospr perched the entire time, no other ospreys visible.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-22
09:15 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny and cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope 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:
2025-08-22
11:15 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny and warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: what appears to be the remaining osprey may still be practicing short distance flying back and forth between the two platforms ??
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-22
09:15 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny and cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-22
11:15 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny and warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-22
03:30 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny', 80F,
Other Activity: 1 osprey in nest,and1 eating a fishon one of the pilings near the nest. Ospreyin nest flew nest to osprey with fish. After 10 minutes osprey with fish flew todriftwood tree limb in the marsh carrying fish there. Other osprey flew to tree limb next to other osprey. Then the osprey with the fish jumps off the tree limb down to the marsh with the fish. Other osprey followed and patiently watching osprey eat the fish
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: