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: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
8:30 to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: no nest, no bird
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
10:25 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: ?
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2?
Weather Conditions: 65, sunny, breezy, mid tide
Other Activity: 2 Osprey, assumed the juvenile siblings but I can't tell for sure. Hanging out next to one another low down on the pylon with the occasional foray over the water. About 10:40 a third Osprey flew right over my head. A
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, from across cove
General Comments:
Name: Ann Massoth
Nest Name:
HAV-01 - Trinity Stadium Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
7 PM to 8 PM
at: Haverhill
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Cool partly cloudy, dusk
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Can now confirm both juveniles are fledged! Each were on adjacent poles. An adult, presumably the male, dropped a fish in the nest and left. One juvenile flew to get it. Took it to another pole to eat. As of Friday the younger juvenile was still on the nest but was getting some great height and I knew it would be soon. Very happy for another success story here in Haverhill.
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
12:55 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 F, partly cloudy, W 8 to 10
Other Activity: Observed at distance while passing Great Bank
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:
2024-08-21
12:35 to 12:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 69 F, partly cloudy, W 8 to 10
Other Activity: 1 fledgling was on the nest, and 1 osprey was down in the grass nearby; I marked that as an adult, but it is very hard to tell at this point
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:
2024-08-21
12:00 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 F, partly cloudy, wind W 8 to 10
Other Activity:
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:
2024-08-21
1:15 PM to 1:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 F, partly cloudy, W 10
Other Activity: No osprey observed at the nest, but one could be seen in the nearby pines, and 1 flying on the north side of Round/Choate not far from Trustees Dock
Observation Method: by kayak
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:
2024-08-21
12:50 PM to 1:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 69 F, partly cloudy, W 8 to 10
Other Activity: No opsrey on or near the nest
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:
2024-08-21
12:20 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 69 F, partly cloudy, W 8 to 10
Other Activity: Fledgling calling repeatedly. No other opsrey around, but people at the hut
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-20
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy / 69° / 11 mph with gusts to 19 mph
Other Activity: One Osprey occupying nest
Observation Method: Pulled into Wheelabrator site - to truck turnaround. Viewed via scope and binoculars
General Comments: