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: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-12
08:30 AM to 08:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp started at 35 and ended at 50 during the outing, wind 4-5mph, sunny
Other Activity: Observed the nest on the way out at 7 AM as well and 1 was on the nest and 3 osprey were above us circling. On the way back, we could see copulation taking place and then 1 flew down into the marsh posts/staddles where it frequently seems to be.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-12
10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 48F, mild wind, sunny
Other Activity: 1 perched in nest, 1 observed catching fish and eating on ground next to nest
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Laura Reid
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
11:30 AM to 11:42 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:20 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49D; sunny; 17winds NW gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-14 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:00 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50D; sunny; 17nw; gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: observed new platform from same area as PI Turnpike & Plum Bush downs.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:00 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50D; sunny; winds 17NW; gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
07:00 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50D; sunny; winds 17 NW gusty
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
06:55 PM to 07:00 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: windy and clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from home
General Comments: Thank you for clearing off the HUGE nest on Platform #4...so much easier to see if anyone is there!!
Name: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50's,10 mph, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot at low tide
General Comments:
Name: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-04-11
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50's, wind approx 10 mph and sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot at low tide
General Comments: