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:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
07:42 AM to 07:52 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, sunny, light breeze 4mph
Other Activity: 1 adult flapping wings occasionally
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind WSW @ 15mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Second Osprey arrived with nest material.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind WSW @ 15mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Second Osprey arrived with nest material.
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
03:20 PM to 03:40 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 79, breezy, perfect day
Other Activity: the adult flew away, chick flexed its wings just before mama returned and it looks like definitely two chicks, very busy after mama returned, so probably feeding; at 3:40 all the activity subsided. The chicks settled below in the nest; the adult still there, perched, stationary. The second adult never appeared.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
07:10 AM to 07:25 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light breeze, sunny
Other Activity: Both ospreys were on the nest when I arrived. They were both perched, not sitting. I could hear one of them vocalizing. After 10 minutes one osprey flew off. The other flew off a minute or two later.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees; bright sun, no clouds; moderate wind; high tide; green heads buzzing around.
Other Activity: Female sitting on the side of the nest next to, what looked like, two young ones with full feathers (but no flapping of wings).
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars; from two vantage points.
General Comments: The male was not visible during the observation period; was probably off looking for a fish.
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
07:25 AM to 07:39 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, sunny, light breeze 4mph
Other Activity: 1 adult in nest, 1 on rung above nest
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
07:54 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, sunny, light breeze 4mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
08:10 AM to 08:22 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, sunny, light breeze 4mph
Other Activity: 1 adult and 1 baby in nest, 1 adult seen flying around with fish in talons
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-13
11:40 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind WSW @ 12mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: