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: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-07 - Hardy Rock Day Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
11:35 AM to 11:40 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind WNW @10 mph High scattered clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: No nestlings visible, however behavior of adults indicates possible nestlings
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-06 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
02:45 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80F, lt breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Male was perched in a tree when we arrived, then flew to the nest and then left.
Observation Method: on foot by scope from cemetery in Marblehead.
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
11:15 AM to 11:28 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind WNW@12mph Scattered clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One adult 2 nestlings visible on nest
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
10:45 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
01:40 PM to 02:36 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80F lt breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
01:40 PM to 02:36 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80F, lt breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By scope from lighthouse area on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
02:15 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 90, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-02 - Whaleback Channel Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
11:45 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind WNW @10 mph High scattered clouds
Other Activity: One on nest, the other perched. No nestlings
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
12:10 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind WNW @10 mph High scattered clouds
Other Activity: 2 nestlings visible on nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: It was unusual that there were no adults on nest.
Name: Sarah Spencer
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
11:40 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87 degrees, mostly sunny, 14 mph wind gusts
Other Activity: The female osprey was low in the nest when I arrived. I forgot my binoculars so I could only see her zoomed in on my phone. After about ten minutes, another Osprey flew over and circled, this would be the third floater, and then moments later the male Osprey appeared and started circling. The female in the nest was very vocal during this but never stood up in the nest. The floater moved on, and the male Osprey didn’t return to the nest but stayed circling the area. The female stood up on the left side of the nest and started calling for food. Without my binoculars, I could only see one baby moving on the right of the nest while the female stood on the left.
Observation Method: In my car from the cvs parking lot
General Comments: