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: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
12:40 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Observed by moving boat
General Comments:
Name: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
11:55 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, overcast, slight breeze
Other Activity: Adult was flying and actively fishing
Observation Method: Observed by moving boat
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
08:15 AM to 08:28 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: overcast, hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
09:00 AM to 10:00 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82, full sun
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: eye band well defined on nestling
Name: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
12:15 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Observed by moving boat
General Comments:
Name: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
12:25 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 75F, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Observed by moving boat
General Comments:
Name: Ryan Conary
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
11:45 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, overcast, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Observed by moving boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
04:00 PM to 04:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 4:00 pm / 79f, humid, slight breeze, hazy,
Other Activity: 2 adults perched, 1 flew away; at least 1, poss more chicks in nest; 2nd adult flew away when sailboat sailed by close to nest; 1 adult returned with a new stick
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
09:40 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, light breeze, overcast
Other Activity: The adult spent most of the time perched in a nearby tree. The nestlings were not visible most of the time but would occasionally pop up their head or move about for a little bit and settle down again. Towards the end the adult flew around a bit, then would settle back on a perch near the nest.
Observation Method: On foot with a spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-02
06:00 AM to 06:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast 71 degrees
Other Activity: Moose and Squirrel are alone on the nest. Pauline has gradually given them some alone time. I know she is in a nearby tree watching them closely. She has been doing this behavior for the last 3 days. The chicks seem to like their new freedom- they are happily bouncing around the nest
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments: