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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-25
06:14 AM to 07:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 61 degrees out, sunny, no wind.
Other Activity: I headed here early because I noticed this female sitting on the platforms perch. Again like yesterday she flew off but before doing so the male came over to the nest, then flew off right before her.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-25
04:00 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 78 degrees slight wind
Other Activity: Pauline is perched on the nest post while the chicks hang out under her shadow
Observation Method: Telescope
General Comments: The two chicks are getting so big! Spots on their wings -, the two are remarkably the same size. They were pecking at each other in fun
Name: sean M riley
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
09:30 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: 2nd day here, Osprey perched again, basically zero nesting material, no chicks , no incubating behavior, nest seems like it has failed.
Name: sean M riley
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
10:32 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: I sat and watched the nest, no chicks observed in the nest, one adult on the ground and another on the perch. After watching the nest for 15+ mins no signs of chicks moving, no adults going to the nest. Seems like this nest has failed. Used spotting scope.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: rainy then sunny, partly
Other Activity: male perched on branch of the driftwood tree, flew off after15minutes. Female is sitting in nest and I saw 2 chick heads
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-06 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
04:09 PM to 03:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, light SW wind, strong sun, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Nestling up part of the time then retreated below.
Observation Method: On foot by scope from cemetery in Marblehead
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
01:30 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, light SW wind, strong sun, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One adult seems to be attending to something below, the other simply perched.
Observation Method: on foot by scope near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
04:20 PM to 04:51 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77, strong breeze, mostly cloudy, tide < halfway in
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot , binocs
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
03:15 PM to 03:30 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, light SW wind, strong sun, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Female feeding or tending to nestling
Observation Method: on foot by scope from Forest River beach
General Comments:
Name: Abby Heim
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
11:40 AM to 11:43 AM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear, 79 deg F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: