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: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-20
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 37 degrees, very light wind, sunny, low tide, visibility good across the marsh and very little distortion, so able to see all 6 nest platforms
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-20
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 37 degrees, very light wind, sunny, low tide, visibility good across the marsh and very little distortion, so able to see all 6 nest platforms
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-20
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 37 degrees, very light wind, sunny, low tide, visibility good across the marsh and very little distortion, so able to see all 6 nest platforms
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-20
08:20 AM to 08:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 37 degrees, very light wind, sunny, low tide, visibility good across the marsh and very little distortion, so able to see all 6 nest platforms
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-20
08:25 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 37 degrees, very light wind, sunny, low tide, visibility good across the marsh and very little distortion, so able to see all 6 nest platforms
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Through scope from Island Rd.
General Comments: Looked back and forth at all 6 nests
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-18
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 30, partly sunny, light wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: nest survived the winter
Name: Roberta Gallagher
Nest Name:
GLO-11 - Eastern Point Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-03-16
01:05 AM to 01:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Testing Form
Other Activity: Testing Form
Observation Method: Testing Form
General Comments: Testing Form
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-17
09:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 56, still, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: I think the fledgling has migrated
Name: Jeffrey LeDrew
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-16
09:00 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 62° foggy
Other Activity: Flew across river perched on ge building
Observation Method: Foot with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-09-14
01:00 PM to 01:30 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: sunny mild
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on
General Comments: One juvenile is still in the area of the nest. I have seen her several times driving by and while visiting the nest. I have seen the father deliver fish as recently as 9/5. I apologize I have not been able to monitor the nest as regularly as usual because I have been sick.