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: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-18
07:15 PM to 07:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm and clear, light wind
Other Activity: I observed the 2 adults sitting on the edge of the nest, looking in. 2 little heads peeking up.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars from Independence Park.
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-17
09:00 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast and not windy
Other Activity: 1 Osprey sitting on lower post and one moving around in the nest possibly feeding chicks
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-17
06:00 PM to 06:05 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: drizzle
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: appears to be feeding chicks but hard to tell. Clearly there is activity in the nest. Will plan to make an observation trip hopefully Thursday or Friday.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-17
06:00 PM to 06:12 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: drizzle and rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments: The platform continues to be vacant.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-17
11:40 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, breezy, mostly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from the Sally Weatherall platform
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-17
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, breezy, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: No osprey observed on or near the nest.
Observation Method: Through scope from the back side of Crane Beach property
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-16
04:20 PM to 04:29 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67, sunny, ESE 10 mph, gusts 16
Other Activity: female sitting on edge of nest, I think feeding chicks. Male on perch over nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-16
04:55 PM to 05:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 67, ESE 10mph, gusts 16
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Not 100% sure I saw osprey on nest but almost. Extremely hard to see with binos.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-16
04:35 PM to 04:47 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 sunny, ESE 10mph, gusts 16
Other Activity: female I assume on edge of nest. another osprey--male??--flew nearby then circled around and landed on tower then flew off and away from nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lore Chapman
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-16
09:42 AM to 09:54 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, partly cloudy (foggy up by nest), light wind SE ~ 5mph.
Other Activity: One Osprey was perched on edge of nest and one was perched not the tower several feet away. Neither was active during the observation period except moving their heads.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars at the end of Osgood Street
General Comments: