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: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
6 PM to 615 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
5:15 PM to 5:35 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Low 60s, light breeze, clear skies
Other Activity: Nesting material now visible on platform. After 5+ minutes both birds left together flying north toward Parker River.
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Jeffrey LeDrew
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
12:10 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sunny light wind
Other Activity: Would fly around then come back to nest
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Jeffrey LeDrew
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sunny light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Other Activity: one perched in nest eating, one on lower post eating
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: first sighting of the pair reunited
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
8:45 AM to 12:10 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: A pair!
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny
Other Activity: 1 on nest post / 1 on lower post
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
01:13 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63F, wind 9 mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
01:39 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63F, wind 9 mph, sunny
Other Activity: Pair was moving about. Not able to see what they were doing.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-04
01:39 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 63F, wind 9 mph, sunny
Other Activity: Only male active, female just perched
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: