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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
02:57 PM to 03:06 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female in shallow incubating position but we haven't seen a mate yet. Likely the same female as last yr that had no mate.
Observation Method: By scope from parking lot at Forest River Park
General Comments: Nest is still quite small. Its resting on the end of a piling with only one dayboard to contain it.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-05 - Little Aquavitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female incubating initially, then she swapped out and male replaced her. Then she ate there on the nest.
Observation Method: By scope from area near lighthouse on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: By
Observation Method: By scope from lighthouse area on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: One raised up and moved around then resettled. Perhaps incubating?
Observation Method: By scope from lighthouse area on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by scope from area of lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Ronald Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
07:40 AM to 07:41 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear, summy, high 50’s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: visual from house
General Comments: We have been away for 10 days. It seems pretty clear on our return that the female is sitting on eggs. She is consistently low in the nest.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
07:00 AM to 07:34 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sun, 44 degrees, no wind
Other Activity: Very quiet here. No more rogue ospreys attacking.
Observation Method: Telescope
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
05:50 PM to 06:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 60°F Wind W@5G10
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from west beach
General Comments: At first no Osprey visible, then the female came up off the eggs briefly then returned to the nest.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-07
03:55 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 66F, very windy, clear
Other Activity: no bird, no nest
Observation Method: Liberty St.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-07
03:55 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 66F, very windy, clear
Other Activity: no bird, no nest
Observation Method: Liberty St.
General Comments: