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-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-15
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, mild wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-15
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, mild wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-15
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, mild wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity: pair were perched on ground and flew into nest together. Continuous calling the entire time I observed
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
11:34 AM to 11:59 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny, 86F, very calm
Other Activity: 1 osprey standing i the #1nest. 1 osprey on the #2 platform(with no nest). Then flew tostand next to the osprey in the #1nest. Now both fledglings are standing in the nest right next to each other vocalizing loudly. 2 adult osprey preening perched onthe same branch of the driftwood tree inthe marsh.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-08 - Rams Horn Rock Daymarker #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
10:05 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind NW@8mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-07 - Hardy Rock Day Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
10:47 AM to 10:57 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Temp 76°F Wind NW@8gust11mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
10:30 AM to 10:38 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind 6gust8mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
05:10 PM to 05:40 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Getting hard to distinguish between adults and chicks, but today saw adult with fish in its mouth, and chicks pecking at it..
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-02 - Whaleback Channel Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
11:05 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind 10gust 12mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Both adults look healthy, maybe better luck next year
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-14
11:15 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Manchester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 78°F Wind NW@ 10gust13mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One healthy fledgling perched on the day marker.