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: Jeffrey LeDrew
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-03
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 68° sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
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:
2025-09-03
08:30 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 65, no wind, full sun
Other Activity: preening, air drying
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: wet from a recent plunge, looks healthy
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-02
07:00 AM to 05:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, clear, temps in 70’s
Other Activity: Fledgling present early in the day, roosting on nest
Observation Method:
General Comments: The juvenile was present early in the day, then gone for the bulk of the day. 3 days later, there has been no sighting, so this time, it seems more certain that all members of this family have departed for the south
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-01
03:40 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: Still here
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-31
06:30 PM to 06:35 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Clear, cloudless skies, temps in 70’s to low 80’s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: visual from house
General Comments: After being absent from nest for more than a day, juvenile now returned, thus not yet beginning migration flight.
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-30
07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Clear, some clouds, temps in 60’s
Other Activity: Flew to ground, then off to nearby tree
Observation Method: visual from house
General Comments: Juvenile has not been seen for 24 hours since this sighting. Suggests it has now departed area for season.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-29
09:15 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: SHOWERS
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: still here
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-29
12:05 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, low 70s
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot, binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-29
03:30 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 65F, partly cloudy, occasional
Other Activity: 1 osprey in nest #1 is vocalizing loudly for 15 minutes then flew to the perch stick on #2 nest platform. 1 osprey perched on driftwood tree in marsh
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-08-28
02:30 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, moderate breeze shifting SE to S, partly cloudy
Other Activity: No osprey visible at first, then nestling arose and adult arrived and perched. Nestling did some light flapping. Later the other adult arrived with a small catch that it left then it departed. The nestling fed on the catch by itself and then retreated below.
Observation Method: By scope from hill near Harbormaster shack on Winter Island.
General Comments: Nestling seems likely to fly in the next week or so but I will be away for the week and may miss it.