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-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-25
07:30 AM to 07:40 AM
at: Beverly
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Foggy, 55 degrees, calm
Other Activity: No visibility
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-25
05:45 AM to 06:00 AM
at: Beverly
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Weather Conditions: Foggy, 54 degrees, light breeze 4mp S
Other Activity: Thick fog, no visibility
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:
2026-05-25
06:09 AM to 06:22 AM
at: Beverly
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Weather Conditions: Foggy, 54 degrees, calm
Other Activity: Thick fog, no visibility
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-24
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: partly sunny 49F slightbreeze
Other Activity: female sitting up in nest. Male perched on a small stick in marsh near nest, then flew over to nearby pillings &perched there
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-24
11:00 AM to 11:13 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, lite rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
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:
2026-05-24
10:40 AM to 02:20 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. 60’s, east light wind, cloudy & rain
Other Activity: Male on and off while female always stays on nest
Observation Method: House
General Comments: Nest is very deep, I cannot tell if female is sitting on eggs. I hope so.
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-24
07:20 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, ESE 8, cloudy, high tide, very clear view across the marsh to all the nests
Other Activity: Initially 1 osprey was perched in the center of the nest. I did not observe it interacting with anything in the nest. When I returned to the nest after scanning the others, I didn't see the perched osprey, but observed one fly into the nest carrying a stick. It then perched and I could see some sort of movement of white in the nest below where it was perched. I couldn't tell if it was the female tucked way down moving her head or tiny chick heads. I first observed incubation at Dean Island on April 18th.
Observation Method: through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-24
07:20 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, ESE 8, cloudy, high tide, very clear view across the marsh to all the nests
Other Activity: The osprey was perched in the middle of the nest the whole time I scanned between nests. I didn't see any behavior that looked like interaction with anything in the nest, but it is at quite a distance.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-24
07:20 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, ESE 8, cloudy, high tide, very clear view across the marsh to all the nests
Other Activity: The female is in the incubating position. There was one other osprey that flew over to Dean Island on the Brophy side.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-23
03:16 PM to 03:21 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60, cloudy, East 8mph, gusts 11
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: