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: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-14 - Round Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, moderate wind, clear
Other Activity: 2 osprey perched in the trees close to the nest. Nest was not present at all in April and now it is built up.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
12:00 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, moderate wind, clear
Other Activity: 1 sitting low in nest. 1 flying close to the nest
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
11:00 AM to 11:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, moderate wind, clear
Other Activity: No osprey in or near the nest
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, moderate wind, clear
Other Activity: No osprey in or near nest. It is possible that the pair moved to nest #14
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
12:30 AM to 12:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, moderate wind, clear
Other Activity: 1 osprey sitting in nest. It moved around from sitting high on top of the nest to sitting low in the nest.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Luke Sullivan
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
01:00 PM to 01:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 88F, moderate wind, clear
Other Activity: 1 adult in nest feeding chick(s). Only saw 1 chick, but difficult to see from kayak. Other adult was perched on rocks nearby, but flew off
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-13
08:00 AM to 08:30 AM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees F, sunny with a slight breeze
Other Activity: The adult preened itself and the nestling the entire time.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-12
11:33 AM to 11:58 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82F, mostlysunny
Other Activity: female lying high in nest, looking around constantly, and looking down as if tending to chicks
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-12
04:10 PM to 04:20 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83 sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments: Olivia has been standing on the nest most of the time for a couple of weeks and I finally saw her feeding 2 chicks today! Ollie was in the nearby tree.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-12
08:00 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72F, calm overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Liberty St.
General Comments: