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: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
06:55 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; partly sunny; winds 1 E
Other Activity: while watching the 1 osprey on nest flew away, returned a few minutes later with nesting material to add to nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
06:55 AM to 07:05 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; partly sunny; winds 1 E
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
06:40 AM to 06:50 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65D; partly sunny; winds 1 E
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-05 - Little Aquavitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
02:10 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77F, light E breeze, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
02:10 PM to 02:50 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77F, light E breeze, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot by scope near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-06 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #11
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
07:03 AM to 07:08 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68, mostly clear, light wind
Other Activity: Definitely saw 2 standing up in there!
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
07:55 AM to 07:00 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68, mostly clear, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
07:23 AM to 07:30 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68, mostly clear, light wind
Other Activity: One perched one eating I couldn’t see in the nest or see any movement but they were looking down into it frequently.
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
07:09 AM to 07:13 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68, mostly clear, light wind
Other Activity: One perched and the other in the nest feeding at least one chick. :)
Observation Method: On foot in parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
10:55 AM to 11:37 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 81 degrees, full sun. slight breeze.
Other Activity: Female on the nest in parasol stance. One chick visible by her wing. I am assuming the second chick was just not visible as I saw them both Thursday afternoon. Interloper and male had a non-contact skirmish in the air. Male chased him/her off. Fence workers still at the base of the pole causing a lot of squawking but not as bad as last week.
Observation Method: on foot in the park
General Comments: Horrified by the Haverhill sewage disaster and very worried about the river and the wildlife it supports as well as the entire ecosystem. Worried for our eagles and ospreys all along the river.