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: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, sunny, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot, spotting scope, binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity: Initially 2 osprey were observed in the marsh near the nest. 1 was down in the marsh and the other was above it and swooping down at it a bit. 1 of the 2 went back to the nest and the other left.
Observation Method: scope from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
5:15 PM. to 6:00
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees; clear sky; light wind; high tide
Other Activity: No osprey visible in the air near the platform or on the nest or on the perch.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
11:50 AM to 3:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny windy 48 degrees
Other Activity: Pauline was working on the cup area of the nest - - leaning in with her body while putting her wings up and out. Bob sat on the nest rim and watched.
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments: Pauline came back this morning. She hung out with Bob in the nest.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity:
Observation Method: 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:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 MPH, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity: Osprey was not in the nest by perched in the marsh on one side of the nest, and then it flew over the nest and perched on the other side of the nest in the marsh
Observation Method: through scope from Essex Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
3:37 PM to 3:52 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Clear sky Temperature: 49°F Wind: Moderate breeze - fresh breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: