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: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-05 - Laws Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-17
02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74, SE11, 10%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-04A - Six Goose Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-17
02:00 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74, SE11, 10%
Other Activity: 3 eggs in nest
Observation Method: boat
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:
2026-06-17
10:50 AM to 11:37 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, sunny, light breeze
Other Activity: Both osprey on the nest. Male left and a third osprey was flying around over nest, female alerted and got low in nest. Male came back with a stick. Still waiting to see chick(s.) I know our other monitor Sarah has!
Observation Method: On foot in the park
General Comments:
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-17
03:10 PM to 04:10 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. 70’s, med. South wind, sun & cloudso
Other Activity: Great to see how visible female now is.
Observation Method: House
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-17
09:10 AM to 09:15 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 70°F Wind calm Sky clear
Other Activity: One on nest the other perched.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-17
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72, sunny,
Other Activity: I happened to be in Beverly and thought I'd check out the nest I used to monitor. It is definitely occupied, seems like one OSPR incubating but I can't see inside the nest; at one point the mate swooped down and circled the nest before flying north. So it looks like they're doing OK.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: I'm glad to see it's occupied. As I recall it was an on/off situation four or so years ago when I was a monitor.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-16
11:30 AM to 11:55 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy
Other Activity: both adults in nest, eating and feeding chicks
Observation Method: foot
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:
2026-06-16
08:30 AM to 09:14 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Sarah Spencer
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-16
10:45 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69 degrees, 11 mph wind gusts, partial cloud
Other Activity: When i arrived, the make Osprey was on the pole to the right, and the female Osprey was standing up in the nest, with a small blob visible to her left. When I arrived, someone else watching the birds said that they had seen the third Osprey in the area, which may explain why the male Osprey was hanging nearby on the pole for so long. The female Osprey eventually settled down into the nest, with one nestling slightly visible popping up at times. The male flew over to the nest from the pole and stayed there with the female until I left.
Observation Method: From the bleachers in the park, cvs side
General Comments:
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-16
01:00 PM to 02:55 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Some clouds 75f wind 5mph, gusts to 11
Other Activity: Usual boat traffic, quiet
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Since 6/15 eve and today: male or female spending some time standing at nest’s edge. This is either pretty recent behavior or I’m not watching enough (I check at least every hour). Also, usually the bird incubating the eggs sits pretty still for seemingly long periods of time. Now, they move around in the nest more. Hard to see what she does inside the nest. Perhaps chick(s) hatched? She is doing something inside of nest 2:35pm that may suggest feeding them. Fingers crossed! Remember last year was difficult to know as well until bobbing heads.