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: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-26
12:45 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60 degrees,Mostly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla Rd
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
08:10 AM to 08:20 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 34D; real feel 28:; sunny; 8wsw.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Looks like a lot of nesting material (from memory last year) was gone.
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
09:40 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, mild
Other Activity: one perched on tower one perched in tree
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-12 - PI Turnpike Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
07:40 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 34D; sunny; 8WSW real feel 26.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Platform nest looked intact.
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
NEW-11 - Plum Bush Downs Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
07:40 AM to 07:55 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 33D; sunny; 8WSW winds. Real feel 26.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: platform nest appeared intact after winter.
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
11:45 AM to 12:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 49 F; hazy sun; light breeze; mid-tide going out;
Other Activity:
Observation Method: In my car with binoculars.
General Comments: No sign of any Osprey: on the platform or in the air
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
02:30 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50, full sun, sw breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
01:00 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Marblehead
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Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 47 - SUNNY, WINDY
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ON FOOT
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-25
01:45 PM to 01:55 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees, very little wind, sunny, lots of distortion looking across the marsh today through the scope, so could not see beyond Dean and Brophy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Through the scope from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-24
05:15 PM to 05:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 40 F; light breeze; clear; high tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars
General Comments: No Osprey sightings: flying or on the platform