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 Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-14
5:10 AM to 5:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 F, clear sky, WNW 2
Other Activity: Initially 1 adult was on the perch and 1 young osprey was in the nest stretching its wings. A fish was delivered by dad in a quick drop off, and 1 nestling was observed eating it independently. I could not see the second young in the nest even after the food delivery.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-14
6:00 AM to 6:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, clear sky, WNW 2
Other Activity: Observed through binoculars when departing Brophy; was able to see 1 osprey in the nest and since there haven't been nestlings, I assume it to be an adult.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-14
5:45 AM to 6:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, clear sky, WNW 2
Other Activity: Initially the female was perched in the nest with the 3 large babies. A fish was delivered about 5:45 and 2 of the young were eating independently and it appeared the female was feeding the 3rd one (or she was feeding herself). The young are about the size of the adults now, and, after feeding for a bit, 1 was stretching its wings a lot. Its wingspan stretched from one side of the nest to the other.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-13
1:35 PM to 1:45
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80, light breeze,, blue sky
Other Activity: A second Osprey flew over /Ram’s Island busy chasing of a turkey vulture before quartering the river going east.
Observation Method:
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Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-13
09:00 to 09:13 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: light rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-13
09:00 AM to 09:13 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: light rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Beth Cooper
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-13
5:20 PM to 5:50 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, wind S 10 mph, sunny.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot with scope.
General Comments: I now can report with certainty that there are only two chicks in this nest. The third one has not been visible for some time, so it's likely it did not survive. I think it's safe to assume that it did not fledge, but rather, was a victim of predation. Poor chick!
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-12
7:30 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 78 sunny
Other Activity: Ollie was on a nearby tree & Olivia wasn't on the nest but she came right back with a fish for breakfast. The chicks are getting their dark feathers and growing fast.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-12
1:40 PM to 1:45 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: I think I see two nestlings
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-12
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 86F, partly sunny,, slight breeze
Other Activity: one osprey eating fish on branch in marsh, one osprey in nest feeding nestling
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: