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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
06:40 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, light breeze from WNW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: two adults at nest, one flew off over the river; one good-sized chick popped up, never saw a second chick at the same time
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
06:20 AM to 06:35 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64 degF, gusty wind from WNW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post eating a fish, second adult down in nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
12:25 PM to 01:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81 degrees; bright sun; moderate breeze; high tide
Other Activity: The male was not present or visible.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Female sitting high on the edge of the tall nest as if not wanting to disturb what may be inside at the bottom.
Name: sean M riley
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
09:59 AM to 10:26 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm
Other Activity: female still on egg
Observation Method:
General Comments: Well after the first nest was destroyed, female has now been on a single egg for 36 + days.
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-23
11:00 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, cloudy, light N
Other Activity: The female is on the nest and I saw the heads of three chicks above the edge of the nest. I've been on a trip and just returned home so have not been able to submit reports until now.
Observation Method: form bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Sarah Spencer
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-23
08:45 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, 5 mph winds, cloudy and drizzling
Other Activity: When I arrived, the male was visible on the pole to the right of the nest, while the female was visible in the nest, I couldn’t see any babies from where I was. Eventually, the female flew out if the nest and returned a few minutes later with some branches for the nest. She did this four times, but when she returned for the fourth time, she flew off in a different direction and the male Osprey immediately followed. At first i thought it was a third Osprey they went after in the distance, but once they were next to each in the air I could tell it was definitely an eagle (too far to see colors but I’m assuming juvenile). One Osprey flew right up to the eagle and looked like it have even made contact with it in the air. One Osprey flew back to the nest where it settled down (presumably with the babies)
Observation Method: In the car from cvs parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-23
09:45 PM to 10:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rainy, rained all night. 63f, wind 6mph. Rain supposedly on/off all day.
Other Activity: Small craft fishing: several. The eagle was flying low here again yesterday, but it stays more on shoreline and yards.
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: So cute! Both on perch above nest and grooming each other for quite some time. Since it is cool and a bit rainy on/off, perhaps there are hatched eggs. Last year, it was difficult to know if there was a hatch until they were big enough to see bobbing heads. This year, she built up the nest to twice the height. She’s back in nest. She now seems on high alert.
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-22
10:55 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 73 partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: I was able to see 3 chicks today. They are getting bigger and easier to see.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-07 - Hardy Rock Day Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-22
08:05 AM to 08:10 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 65°F Wind calm High thin overcast
Other Activity: One perched, one on nest
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-22
09:03 AM to 09:16 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, fair, calm, 2mph S
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: