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: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
10:50 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
10:00 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: Both osprey in nest looking into nest bowl. One osprey left as we approached and went to marsh perch. Unable to coax any nestlings to pop their heads up.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
09:40 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: Osprey down in nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
10:20 AM to 10:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: Both osprey perched in nest bowl. Both osprey flew off as we approached. One was carrying a fish and the other came to check us out before returning to the nest as we left.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
10:40 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 85 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: Osprey standing in nest bowl.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
12:45 PM to 01:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind S@5mph Clear skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 3 nestlings clearly visible.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-23
12:15 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 82°F Wind SSW@ 5mph Clear skies
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-22
11:40 AM to 11:47 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 90 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Mom or dad hanging out at the nest with two chicks :)
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-22
11:54 AM to 11:59 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 90 F
Other Activity: Another osprey was perched nearby
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Looked like she was bending her head up and down to something in the nest but couldn’t see any chicks or tell for sure
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-22
11:28 AM to 11:33 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 90 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Saw it consistently feeding one chick and not any others so maybe only one in there?