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.
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Help track Osprey behavior north of Boston by submitting your observations using our easy-to-use online reporting form.
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Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-30
8:55 AM to 9:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 F, mostly sunny, wind NE 6-8 MPH
Other Activity: Observed from Great Bank and while passing on the east side of Choate Island
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-30
8:35 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 60 F, mostly sunny, wind NE 6-8 MPH
Other Activity: 1 osprey was on the perch by the nest eating. It is tough to tell at this point, but I believe it was one of the fledglings.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-30
8:05 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 F, mostly sunny, wind NE 6-8 mph
Other Activity: Assumed to be continuing part of the housekeeping pair that has been at the nest all summer
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-30
9:25 AM to 9:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 65 F, mostly sunny, wind NE 6-8 MPH
Other Activity: Appeared to be the fledgling at the nest. It was not there when we passed by on the way to Babson, but was at the nest after we rounded the island. It did some calling and then flew off towards the trees.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-30
8:50 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 F, mostly sunny, wind NE 6-8 MPH
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
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:
2024-08-30
8:20 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60 F, mostly sunny, wind NE 6-8 MPH
Other Activity: Empty nest!
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Michelle Myerson
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-29
4:40 PM to 4:40 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 0-1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1-3
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: Three birds on nest was unable to determine if fledglings or adults
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-28
8:15 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 78 partly cloudy
Other Activity: I hadn't seen all 4 osprey at the same time for a while so I thought maybe Olivia had headed south. Today Ollie & Olivia were on a tree just upstream from the nest, maybe saying goodbye. The 2 fledglings were on the nest.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Jerry KLIMA
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-28
07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, calm
Other Activity: one or two of the fledglings continue to use the platforms. I hear a lot of begging for food by the perched fledglings, but have not recently seen any feeding by a parent.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: I see quite a few osprey hunting at the sand bars at the northern end of Plum Island. The most frequent catch is small flounders.
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-27
07:00 AM to 07:20 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: