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:
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.
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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
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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
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