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: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-26
03:28 PM to 03:52 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, partly cloudy, light breeze 9mph
Other Activity: 1 perched, 1 flying
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-26
05:10 PM to 05:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, partly cloudy, light breeze 9mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: After a pedestrian got too close to nest, the adult flew away. I thought it was interesting that the nestlings then hunkered down into nest and were not visible. Nice to see that part of the parking lot is coned off to vehicles.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
10:15 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, hazy, light SE
Other Activity: I heard the female osprey screaming at an intruder. She was on the nest on platform 1 with her wings spread protectively over the three nestlings and screaming at an osprey approaching from the east over the marsh. The intruder landed on platform 2 and the resident female immediately flew from the nest to attack the intruder. The intruder flew toward the nest on platform 1 and the resident female attacked from behind. The intruder passed the nest and flew toward the river. The resident female followed to the river and then turned and returned immediately to the nest. The resident male was not around when this happened.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: There have been very few intruding osprey this summer, so this was unusual. The female is spending more time away from the nest and the nestlings are all flapping their wings, sometime all three at once and sometimes in turn. The male is a very good provider of fish.
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-13 - Clubhead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77,E7,0%
Other Activity: 4 osprey total, 3 flew, 1 remained on nest despite fairly close approach of boat
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
ROW-13 - Clubhead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77,E7,0%
Other Activity: 4 osprey total, 3 flew, 1 remained on nest despite fairly close approach of boat
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-25 - Holy Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-24 - Laws Creek Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77,E7,0%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 1 adult on nest, 1 on duck blind flew during boat approach. 1 nestling looked big enough to fledge but stayed on nest
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-21 - Laws Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: the two were flying over the nest. couldn't tell adult or fledgling
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77,E7,0%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: 2nd osprey was on camp pole
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-17 - Third Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-25
11:00 AM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77,E7,0%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: thought I saw 2 backs barely appearing above the edge of the nest