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: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-02 - Misery Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-22
08:45 AM to 08:50 AM
at: Beverly
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Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Nest abandoned and overgrown
Name: Elizabeth Collins
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-22
09:35 AM to 09:47 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
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Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, fair, calm 2mph NW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-22
07:40 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Weather Conditions: Temp 65°F Wind calm Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
02:06 PM to 02:42 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Thunderstorm to the north in NH seacoast area. Rumblings of thunder. Sunny south.
Other Activity: One osprey on the nest. Possible chick beside her?? I’m not too familiar with the nest so it could be some kind of debris that others know of.
Observation Method: On foot from two spots on sawyer island trails.
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: sunny, cool, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
08:20 PM to 08:50 PM
at: Newbury
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Weather Conditions: cool post thunder storm
Other Activity: zero adults observed for 8 minutes or so, then one returned to upper perch / 10 minutes later second adult lands on lower perch with fish
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments:
Name: Chris rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
11:10 AM to 11:25 AM
at: Gloucester
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Weather Conditions: 77 degrees, mostly sunny. No breeze
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General Comments: No Osprey observed in the area
Name: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 77, mostly sunny, no breeze
Other Activity:
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General Comments: One adult Osprey Observed standing in nest. Checked near by areas typically used for perch and no additional activity observed
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-14 - Round Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
06:00 AM to 06:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
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Weather Conditions: Temp around 60, very light wind, mostly clear
Other Activity: Observed from Brophy. One osprey was perched in the nest and one on a nearby tree. Then the one in the nest left.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-21
05:20 AM to 05:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
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Weather Conditions: Temp around 60, very light wind, mostly clear
Other Activity: As I paddled near Great Bank, I could see Dilly, with one osprey perched on the nearby post.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
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