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: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-31
09:15 AM to 10:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. In 60’s, full sun, wind light out of north
Other Activity: No male has been seen. Female always sitting on nest. Her head bobbing.
Observation Method: House
General Comments: Hope to see male Osprey sometime today.
Name: Elie Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-31
07:55 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny no wind 51 degrees F
Other Activity: adult 1 is in nest possibly eating. Adult 2 is on branch next to nest preening
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: none
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-30
06:20 PM to 06:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: one head up. 48f, cloudy, windy, no mate in sight,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-30
06:25 PM to 06:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: one head up. 48f, cloudy, windy, 6:25, no mate in sight,
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: where's the mate?
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-30
04:45 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50’s, moderate winds, cloudy, just following heavy rains
Other Activity: One adult low in nest, assume incubating but can’t confirm
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-30
04:00 PM to 04:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50’s, cloudy, just after heavy rains, moderate winds
Other Activity: 1 adult low in nest. I assume incubating but cannot confirm
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: No other adult visible
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-07 - Stanton Street Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the rail trail
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
03:20 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68, calm, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Female sitting very low in deep nest. Only definitively visible with scope from island/marsh line.
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-29
01:45 PM to 02:00 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64, partly sunny, slightly windy
Other Activity: At first the female was sitting on the nest but then perched on the side and had her head down in the nest. The male was perched below but flew up and also perched on the side of the nest and had his head down.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: