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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-14 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:55 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 55% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult only on post perch; Red-winged Blackbird on nest perch; no activity viewed at the platform or nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:55 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 55% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult at nest, two chicks popping up
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:55 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 55% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on post perch; one was at the nest, it flew off then back and began actively tending to something in the nest - I maybe saw a chick pop up...
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:30 AM to 06:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 degF, slight breeze, 85% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post perch, one on nest perch, with two chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:30 AM to 06:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 degF, slight breeze, 85% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on platform perch feeding self, only one chick seen
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:55 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 55% cloud cover
Other Activity: platform looked deserted, then an adult flew in a perched on the platform perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NEW-01 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
06:55 AM to 07:10 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degF, no wind, 55% cloud cover
Other Activity: platform looks deserted except for a blackboard up on the nest perch
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
07:30 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degF, light gusty breeze from the N, 50% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird on post perch feeding itself, one bird at the nest with two chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-05
07:50 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degF, light breeze, 60% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult feeding two big chicks
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-07 - Hardy Rock Day Marker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-04
10:25 AM to 10:35 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind light and variable Clear skies
Other Activity: One perched, one on nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: