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: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
07:40 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 33D; sunny; 8WSW winds. Real feel 26.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: platform nest appeared intact after winter.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
11:45 AM to 12:15 PM
at: Newbury
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 F; hazy sun; light breeze; mid-tide going out;
Other Activity:
Observation Method: In my car with binoculars.
General Comments: No sign of any Osprey: on the platform or in the air
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible:
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50, full sun, sw breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
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:
2026-03-25
01:00 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Marblehead
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 47 - SUNNY, WINDY
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ON FOOT
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
01:45 PM to 01:55 PM
at: Essex
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Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees, very little wind, sunny, lots of distortion looking across the marsh today through the scope, so could not see beyond Dean and Brophy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-24
05:15 PM to 05:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 40 F; light breeze; clear; high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
General Comments: No Osprey sightings: flying or on the platform
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-24
12:45 PM to 01:47 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Mostly sunny, 46 degrees, light wind 7mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Seen from Independence Park
General Comments: One osprey perched on the channel marker nest. Was there about 12 minutes and flew off.
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-24
04:05 PM to 04:20 PM
at: Beverly
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 44 degrees, sunny, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-23
11:06 AM to 11:18 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 52 degrees, breezy 17 mp, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-23
03:01 PM to 03:03 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 35 degrees, 11mph north wind, some rain and sleet
Other Activity: flying low over head and answering my call
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: welcome home