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: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
03:00 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: PC, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Not sure I spotted anything in the nest; it was so windy, the female might have been schrunched in the nest
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
06:50 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60D; overcast; winds 11S
Other Activity: one on nest and one on perch near nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
06:50 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60D; overcast; winds 11S
Other Activity: one osprey on nest one on perch near nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
02:00 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70, drizzle
Other Activity: food drop off
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: looked like a river herring
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
07:03 AM to 07:07 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slightly cloudy, gusty winds
Other Activity: One osprey perched and another sitting in nest
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
06:58 AM to 07:01 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slightly cloudy, gusty winds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
07:18 AM to 07:23 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slightly cloudy, gusty winds
Other Activity: Both perched near nest (not sitting), one took off to hunt nearby.
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
07:10 AM to 07:14 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, slightly cloudy, gusty winds
Other Activity: One flew in (maybe with food) and switched places with the other sitting in the nest. The other then came out and went to sit on the rocks below the nest.
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
08:14 AM to 09:28 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 62 temp, wind 14,haze & clouds
Other Activity: Quiet, low tide
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Haven’t seen the neat empty for 3 days after 1 last effort to build nest higher to protect her from harsh wind. Gusts 30-40 on regular basis. How do I know? My screens auto retreat at 30.
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-06
07:35 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 61 degrees, SSW 12, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Initially the nest was empty and then 1 osprey flew in. I didn't see any other osprey in the area.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Conomo Point
General Comments: