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: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-07
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny, 78, light wind
Other Activity: both birds were in the nest
Observation Method: on foot, binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-07
09:10 AM to 10:11 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. In 70’s, sunny sky, light wind from east.
Other Activity: The ONE fledging flapping its wings as adult now stay on the nest all the time.
Observation Method: Deck from house
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-06
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: overcast 75,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Fledgling returned to nest, adult flew in and perched nearby. Considerable vocalization between them
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-06
09:45 AM to 09:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, slight breeze, hazy
Other Activity: One adult on marsh perch and fledgling perched in nest flapping its' wings.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-06
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, slight breeze, hazy
Other Activity: 2 nestlings perched in nest eating a fish. No adults around.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-05
05:10 PM to 05:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: smokey clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: I believe there is one chick still to fledge, as I have seen at least one in the nest a number of times in the last two days.
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-05
12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: overcast, low 70s
Other Activity: the fledgling was by itself perched on the side of the nest. It was calling to its parents. The two adult osprey flew in and dropped a fish (or two) and the female and fledgling bent to eat. The male flew to the perch below the nest.
Observation Method: on foot. Binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-05
02:00 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny, mid 70s, light breeze
Other Activity: Both young ospreys have fledged! One was flying off with an adult toward the river and then came back. The other taking more tentative flights around the park with the other adult watching. All four on nest at one point. Great to see!
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-05
08:30 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, windy, overcast
Other Activity: No osprey observed on the nest or in the vicinity.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-04
01:00 PM to 01:10 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: No activity on nest