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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
09:05 AM to 09:18 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, perfectly clear sky, light breeze.
Other Activity: Female in center of nest, male is not here. Did hear one calling in the distance.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
09:05 AM to 09:18 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, clear sky, light breeze.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
09:58 AM to 10:02 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 DEGREES, CLEAR SKIES, LIGHT BREEZE.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
10:09 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, clear skies, light breeze.
Other Activity: Male is on marsh perch, female is up so I am assuming eggs are hatching....OR she is moving around. She was looking down for a bit into the nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
10:09 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, light breeze, clear skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
08:28 AM to 08:47 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Few clouds Temperature: 64°F Wind: Light breeze - gentle breeze Wind Direction: W Cloud Cover: 17% Humidity: 55%
Other Activity: 1 bird laying down on nest, other stopped by twice, 2nd time brought something small covered in seaweed, no fish seen.
Observation Method: Foot from marina with binos
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
07:25 PM to 07:50 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm and clear
Other Activity: One vird sitting on the nest while the other was first on the nest, but later nearby. He came back to the nest briefly but did not bring a fish.
Observation Method: On foot at the marina.
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
07:55 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm and clear, no wind. Low tide.
Other Activity: One bird was on the nest, incubating. The other came back with a big fish but flew by the nest and landed on the base of the channel marker (low tide). Then he flew off again and went to eat the fish on a nearby sailboat. He didn't go back to the nest while I was there.
Observation Method: On foot from Independence Park beach.
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-03
08:51 AM to 09:05 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Few clouds Temperature: 64°F Wind: Light breeze - gentle breeze Wind Direction: W Cloud Cover: 17% Humidity: 55%
Other Activity: Bird laying down did not move much stuck it's head up briefly
Observation Method: Foot from Independence Park with binos
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-11 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-02
10:45 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 65°, 3-7 MPH NW -
Other Activity: Male sitting on march grass and then flew up to feed female.
Observation Method: Parked along Mill Ave
General Comments: