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: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-23
04:15 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60F, moderate wind, cloudy
Other Activity: 1 incubating in nest, the other perched on nearby post
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-23
02:45 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60F, moderate wind, cloudy
Other Activity: 1 in nest when I first arrived. 2nd osprey came into the nest and the 1st flew out
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-23
03:20 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cool and cloudy
Other Activity: One bird was incubating eggs and the other came back to the nest without food, so she chirped at him and he flew off again. He was nearby but didn't bring back a fish.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-23
04:00 PM to 04:10 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cool, cloudy, and light wind
Other Activity: One bird was deep in the nest.
Observation Method: On foot at Independence Park jetty.
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-22
04:15 PM to 04:22 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast, 57, sse breeze at 9 mph
Other Activity: Communicating with each other. One in nest one perched below on the tower
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: 4 pm seems a good time to view them. Usually there is a fish involved.
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-22
09:15 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: mild / partly cloudy
Other Activity: 3 eggs visible to Jim and Darcy
Observation Method: On foot / ladder observation
General Comments: the female was on the nest as we approached / the male came during our observation period
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-22
02:41 PM to 03:18 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, 64 degrees, light wind
Other Activity: Male was eating good sized fish on light stand adjacent to nest stand. Brought remainder to the nest and female popped up. She took it to a third light stand. Eventually sge returned to nest and male stood. I have noticed he is guarding the nest much more than in past years presumably due to the interloper we’ve seen. Also many eagles in this area now.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-22
10:15 AM to 10:35 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58 degrees, partly cloudy, breezy
Other Activity: One osprey was on the nest the entire time. The second one arrived toward the end of the time and brought a fish. They both ate, and then the second osprey flew off again.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Actively Building Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-22
02:00 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, wind SE 10, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Initially one osprey was perched on the nest. Then one flew in carrying marsh grass/hay and dropped it into the nest and landed. Both remained at the nest with one in the middle possibly arranging the material.
Observation Method: Through the scope from Conomo Point
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-22
01:35 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees, wind SE 10, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: 1 was on the post and 1 was incubating in the nest (can just barely see a head).
Observation Method: through the scope from Island Road
General Comments: