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: Laura Reid
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
11:30 AM to 11:42 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:20 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49D; sunny; 17winds NW gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-14 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:00 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
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Weather Conditions: 50D; sunny; 17nw; gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: observed new platform from same area as PI Turnpike & Plum Bush downs.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:00 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50D; sunny; winds 17NW; gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:00 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50D; sunny; winds 17 NW gusty
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:
2026-04-11
06:55 PM to 07:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: windy and clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments: Thank you for clearing off the HUGE nest on Platform #4...so much easier to see if anyone is there!!
Name: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50's,10 mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot at low tide
General Comments:
Name: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50's, wind approx 10 mph and sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot at low tide
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
09:00 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, windy (18 mph with gusts to 25), mostly sunny
Other Activity: Initially just 1 was on the nest. Then it flew down into the marsh and brought back some marsh material. The second then flew in.
Observation Method: On foot/ platform at the Pines Trail
General Comments:
Name: Ronald Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
09:40 AM to 09:44 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Windy, sunny, clear, 60’s
Other Activity: one female and two males standing on marsh surface about 100 yards from post. One male roosted on post, other male drove it off. Soon all three birds flew away.
Observation Method: visual from house
General Comments: Pretty clear that pair has returned and are defending and rebuilding nest.