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:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-07
08:30 AM to 08:37 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Rain, 68 degrees, light breeze 9mph SW
Other Activity: 1 adult sitting
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
09:55 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Belair St.
General Comments: One adult was on the nest with 2 chicks who are very big now.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: drizzle, 69F
Other Activity: male, perched n stick in marsh near the nest pole. Female sitting up high in center of nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
12:15 AM to 12:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, 71 degrees, light breeze 6mph NW
Other Activity: 2 adults...possibly tending chicks?? Could not see nestlings
Observation Method: Foot
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:
2026-07-06
02:45 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 73 degrees , winds 8-9 mph ESE
Other Activity: The two chicks put on a show for us by stretching their wings, perching on the side of the nest and jumping back into the nest all under Mom's watchful eye. Today confirmed two chicks. Now to watch them fly!
Observation Method: on foot with telescope
General Comments: apologies for not reporting more often. The nest is doing well, and chicks were growing. have watched it daily without reporting.
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
10:50 AM to 10:53 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, cooler
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
10:50 AM to 10:53 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, cooler
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: First time this year I've seen an osprey on this platform
Name: John Banse
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
11:10 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 Degrees. Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: John Banse
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 Degrees. Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot.
General Comments: Female and three chicks all perched on the nest. Male not seen.
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-06
08:00 AM to 08:48 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast 70f wind 5mph
Other Activity: Boats & shorebirds.
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Saw neat activity for real n sometimes looks like a mirage, but can confirm nestling(s). Mom was perched above, male on his own perch, and lots of wing movement in the nest. She is back in the nest now and he’s on the far perch on duty.