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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.

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Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.

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Osprey Sightings Archive Search


12485 results:

Name: Elizabeth Collins

Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-16
01:05 PM to 01:09 PM
at: Beverly

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions:

Other Activity: I happened to look out my window with my binoculars towards the marina nest and saw 1 osprey on nest--it flew away after about a minute of observation.

Observation Method:

General Comments:

 

Name: James C Roy Jr

Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
08:00 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Newburyport

Number of Adults Visible:

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: sunny

Other Activity:

Observation Method: ft

General Comments:

 

Name: darcy Holland

Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
01:45 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: haze overcast

Other Activity:

Observation Method: scope from home

General Comments:

 

Name: Darcy Holland

Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
06:00 PM to 06:30 PM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: clear with high fog

Other Activity:

Observation Method: scope from home

General Comments: One on upper post / one on nest which is definitely growing

 

Name: Melissa Root

Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Newbury

Number of Adults Visible: 5

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions:

Other Activity: 5 (!) Osprey circling one dove into river for a fish

Observation Method:

General Comments:

 

Name: Tim Simmons

Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Merrimac

Number of Adults Visible: 2

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: 71, full sun,

Other Activity:

Observation Method: foot

General Comments: Guessing at least one egg based on incubating posture, behavior

 

Name: Karyl Stoia

Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Lynn

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: foggy, 58F calm

Other Activity: osprey sitting upright in big nest still intact from last year

Observation Method: foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Debbie Waugh

Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
05:30 PM to 05:40 PM
at: Lynn

Number of Adults Visible: 3

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: low 50s,light wind, ptly cloudy

Other Activity: 3 osprey circling above nest, none landing

Observation Method: on foot

General Comments:

 

Name: Anne McGovern

Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
08:08 AM to 08:12 AM
at: Lynn

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Sunny and clear, about 55 degrees

Other Activity: N/A

Observation Method: On foot in parking lot

General Comments: Nest seems built up, was sitting and preening on the nest :)

 

Name: Anne McGovern

Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9

Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched

Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-15
08:00 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Lynn

Number of Adults Visible: 1

Number of Nestlings Visible:

Number of Fledglings Visible:

Weather Conditions: Winn and clear, about 55 degrees

Other Activity: One osprey perched on the platform looking around

Observation Method: On foot from the Nahant Beach access parking lot

General Comments:

 
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