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: SALLY MCMURRY
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
4:40 PM to 5:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 43, sunny, calm, tide just past low.
Other Activity: One on nest, one on strut below at 4:40. The one below was sitting erect. The one on the nest was standing, circling, then settled facing the sun. At just before 5 pm the lower one was approaching the nest with a large fish, mobbed by 4-5 crows. The two osprey appeared to rip and tear for a bit, then the lower one returned below with a mostly intact fish. While I was recording this behavior the nest one took off. It returned to nest at 5:08, made a quick swoop by the other one on the way. The two were back at their one up, one down setup when I left. 5:10
Observation Method: on foot, using binoculars from opposite shore
General Comments:
Name: Angela Sorensen
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
1:40 PM to 1:48 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: wind 9mph WNW, sunny 42
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from Stackyard Rd
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
3:40 PM to 3:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rainy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments:
Name: darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
1:45 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: rainy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
5:30 PM to 5:40 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: rainy
Other Activity: one on upper post and one on lower post
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:
2025-04-09
1:45 PM to 1:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rainy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: binoculars from home
General Comments:
Name: Cherry Underwood
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
3:20 to 3:40
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 45, sunny, no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
11:45 to 2:00
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: High 40’s, sunny, windy, clear skies
Other Activity: perched on pole, huddling on marsh
Observation Method: visually, from house
General Comments: Arrived at nest site initially then moved to marsh surface several hundred feet off, likely because of strong cool breeze. Has remained there for several hours.
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
06:30 to 07:40 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rare sunlight 40s
Other Activity: One osprey nest building and flying back and forth to river
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-09
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 39 deg, breezy, clear skies
Other Activity: Single osprey sitting on nest, looking around entire time.
Observation Method: On a hill looking across ar nest with a spotting scope.
General Comments: