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: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-05 - Little Aquavitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
01:30 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Marblehead
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:
Observation Method: on foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
01:30 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Marblehead
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 deep in the nest, other perched alongside.
Observation Method: on foot by scope near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
01:30 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, light SW wind, strong sun, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-02 - Great Aquivitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
01:39 PM to 02:25 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81F, light SW wind, strong sun, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Adult remained perched, nestlings were up and down.
Observation Method: By scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
IPS-08 - Sally Weatherall Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
12:45 PM to 01:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83 degrees; a few fair weather clouds; light wind; tide going out.
Other Activity: No osprey seen flying around over the marsh.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: No osprey visible on the nest or the perch pole.
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
06:40 AM to 06:55 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degF, light breeze from WNW, 15% cloud cover
Other Activity: two adults at nest, one flew off over the river; one good-sized chick popped up, never saw a second chick at the same time
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
06:20 AM to 06:35 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 64 degF, gusty wind from WNW, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: one adult on post eating a fish, second adult down in nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
09:45 AM to 09:48 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, no wind and partly cloudy.
Other Activity: I see the female on the nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: She is still sitting pretty low in the nest...I do not see the male.
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
09:45 AM to 09:48 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, partly cloudy, no wind.
Other Activity: female still sitting on nest, no male visible.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04A - Annisquam River Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-24
09:10 AM to 09:20 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, partly cloudy and no wind
Other Activity: Female is still sitting on the edge of the nest, I think she is single and hoped to catch her with a partner. She flew off.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: