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-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, light wind from SSW, 5% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird in nest, one on post perch; third bird flew by the platform carrying a fish, the bird on the perch immediately flew off and over to the nest, then a little later one of them flew back to the perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72, light wind, hazy sun, smoke
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Cynthia Brown
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
06:00 AM to 08:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From my house
General Comments: For the first time in years, the nest on Jeffrey's Neck Road has occupants! It's been vacant since the male was hit by a car. Yay!
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
08:15 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degF, light wind from W, 5% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
4:40 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, wind S 10 mph, cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
4:40 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, wind S 10 mph, cloudy.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
12:45 PM to 12:55 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind SW@3mph Clear but hazy skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-04
12:10 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F SW@5mph Sky flea with haze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-03
6:00 to 6:05
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy, about 70 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: One in the best one perched on the platform
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-03
5:50 to 5:55
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Sunny, very windy, about 70 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: