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: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
11:34 AM to 11:43 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: partly sunny, breezy
Other Activity: female in nest with2 chicks then flew off leaving them alone. the male is perched on a driftwood tree branch inthe marsh She came back with a fish, 10 minutes later
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
07:15 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear
Other Activity: For the first time I was able to observe two small osprey being fed. There could be three osprey chicks, but they are not large enough yet to be seen at one time.
Observation Method: Binoculars
General Comments: The checks seem to be Fed quite often, which means the fishing has to be good
Name: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
09:30 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 70's, mod. wind
Other Activity: One perched and one incubationg.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Debbie Waugh
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
01:30 PM to 02:30 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s,clear, moderate
Other Activity: osprey in nest feeding, 2nd perched at edge of channel marker
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Patty Chen
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
06:27 PM to 06:32 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, cloudy breezy, osprey perched on pole next to nest
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Patty Chen
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
06:27 PM to 06:32 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, cloudy breezy, osprey perched on pole next to nest
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
06:03 PM to 06:10 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 huge amazing shelf cloud and ominous skies north and west
Other Activity: Couldn’t stay long because of impending storm but one adult on nest feeding what looked to be two chicks. One definitely.
Observation Method: From stage island trail
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
05:34 PM to 05:50 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64 degrees. Sunny but with towering clouds building to north. Not windy yet
Other Activity: Two adults and what looks to be one chick on nest. Not actively feeding. Just sitting looking around.
Observation Method: On foot at pines platform
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-26
02:10 PM to 02:24 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. Low 80, light south wind, sun & clouds
Other Activity: Female sitting on top of nest, eggs or chicks not visible
Observation Method: House
General Comments: Very attentive Osprey most of the time.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-25
02:39 PM to 03:04 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 79, mostly sunny, ESE 6mph, gusts 10
Other Activity: female perched on nest, male on perch over nest. TWO nestlings popped heads up at once!! they stood up and spread wings and sat back down a couple times. FYI over the years I have watched this pair (since they first used the platform after it was put in) they have always built a small nest compared to other osprey pairs.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: