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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-10
07:50 AM to 08:00 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 56 degF, moderate wind from SSW, 75% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird down in nest; second bird is swooping, hunting, all around the river right by the platform
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-07 - Plum Island #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-10
04:05 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 61, mostly sunny, clouds to the south, light breeze
Other Activity: One perched on nest, possibly another lower on nest.
Observation Method: From two spots on Stage Island
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-10
03:06 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, mostly sunny. Feels warmer.
Other Activity: One was incubating on the nest and one was on the nearby pole eating. Quiet.
Observation Method: From the Pines lookout..
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:
2026-05-10
07:30 AM to 07:40 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54 degF, light wind from S, 80% cloud cover
Other Activity: one bird in nest; second bird in the air, heading towards the beach
Observation Method: on foot
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:
2026-05-10
01:32 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees, mostly sunny. Light wind saw 9 mph
Other Activity: Encounted an unsettled scene on arrival. Two ospreys flying at each other aggressively in area around nest and general vicinity. Eventually the intruder took off and make went to nest where female popped up. She had been low in nest. Male stayed a while but then vocalized at a runner near nest and flew to the nearby fish eating pole where he remained on alert.
Observation Method: On foot in park
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-10
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55f, slight breeze, cloudy, pleasant.
Other Activity: nest has been rearranged this year, sightline obscured by branches from the Paint Factory angle. but one ospr seems to be on the nest; one bird either stood up and rustled around a min or two, or its mate flew in and left when I wasn’t looking.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-10
11:30 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58F, partly cloudy, calm wind
Other Activity: 1 incubating low in nest, 1 perched on post nearby
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-10
10:45 AM to 11:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 58F, partly cloudy, calm wind
Other Activity: 1 osprey low in center of nest incubating, 1 osprey flying nearby with fish in talons
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-09
01:55 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, light breeze, misty
Other Activity: Female appeared to be eating, male arrived with much nesting material (twigs).
Observation Method: Binoculars from grass adjacent to parking lot across from rotary.
General Comments: We had to see if they were well relocated. They are on a telephone pole dish outside of the construction site next to the rotary and seem to be doing well.
Name: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-09
09:30 AM to 09:44 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: overcast, cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: