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: David Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-03 - Green Point Road Platform 2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
06:00 PM to 06:15 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
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Other Activity:
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General Comments: I could see adults on the nest, standing, but was too far away to determine any chicks.
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
06:35 PM to 07:33 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82. Sunny, slight breeze.
Other Activity: Female and two chicks in nest. Female did a couple flyabouts. Chicks or nestlings getting big! One quite a bit bigger than other. Hope the second will keep up. Eldest flapping its wings. I’d guess five weeks given the growth.
Observation Method: On foot in the park
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Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
06:15 AM to 08:04 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Slight haze, 66f wind 10 mph, gusts to 16
Other Activity: Shore birds
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Busy morning for them. He on nest perch, she on nest’s edge. He tried to land on her back. She wasn’t having it. He gave up and went to far perch. He spend much time there. More chick movement but neat still too high to see much. She moved a few more sticks I saw Annie do this as chicks needed more room.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
07:40 AM to 07:48 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees sunny and no wind
Other Activity: female is still in center of nest...possibly sitting on eggs still or issue with first clutch. Male is sitting on marsh perch eating a fish.
Observation Method: Vehicle
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:
2026-07-08
11:05 AM to 11:21 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. High 70’s, all sun, wind light from east
Other Activity: TWO Chicks with heads bobbing up
Observation Method: House
General Comments: Great to observe CHICKS
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
06:55 AM to 07:07 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, no wind and sunny
Other Activity: male on the nest with two babies. Lots of nesting material added. Nestlings are eating what was brought in earlier..
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
06:55 AM to 07:07 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, no wind and sunny
Other Activity: lone female is still there, perched on nest perch. She flew to the signaling tower for the train tracks across the river.....
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
10:35 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70, sunny, light winds
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General Comments: No osprey observed on nest or in the area
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
10:00 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70, sunny, breeze light
Other Activity:
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General Comments: One chick was clearly viable and being fed. It appeared but I cannot confirm, as my viewed was partially blocked by the chick and second adult on but the adult doing the feeding may also have been feeding a chick below the rim of the nest. But I could not conform that
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-08
07:59 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 63 degrees, sunny no wind.
Other Activity: Female, I am assuming is deep in a very tall nest ...male is on marsh perch eating a fish. Very hazy and hard to see anything on nest.
Observation Method: vehicle
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