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: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
11:20 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy / 86° / 7 mph gust to 14 mph
Other Activity: Two adults / two chicks. Female feeding chicks. Male down on the light stanchion below.
Observation Method: Walked out too far end of the large parking lot and viewed with binoculars. Should hang some Christmas lights after that bad boy.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
12:10 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy 88° when is 8 to 15 mph
Other Activity: Male on perched below platform, female and nestling in nest.
Observation Method: Pulled off of Rt. 107. Cut through open fencing and used scope & binoculars for viewing.
General Comments: This area is now completely trashed. Way more than it used to be. It now has a file cabinet, TV, mattress, a ton of junk tossed around! What a shame!
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
07:30 AM to 03:45 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Pretty interesting day. A pair on this platform, and a pair on Pine Isl: #4
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
08:00 AM to 03:45 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: Pretty interesting day. A pair on this platform, and a pair on Pine Isl: #2
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
2:15 PM to 2:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 11 MPH
Other Activity: 1 adult was perched in the nest and 1 on the nearby post. 1 nestling was visible when it lifted its wing as it was lying down in the nest. The second wasn't visible today.
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:
2024-07-09
1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 11 MPH
Other Activity: On the perch next to the platform. Observed on the way to Brophy
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
2:45 PM to 3:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 11 MPH
Other Activity: Adults were on and off the nest, and a couple of times both were off the nest and flying nearby or even out of view. The nestlings had both been tucked down most of the time and not very visible. As we continued to view them from the pebble island nearby, it appeared that food was delivered and both young got up. Both are fairly large, but still smaller than the adults.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-09
12:50 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 11 MPH
Other Activity: Adults were on and off the nest, and both were off at one point. Only 1 young osprey was visible, and it was tucked down in the nest except for a brief head pop up and wing flap
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:
2024-07-09
2:25 PM to 2:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 11 MPH
Other Activity: observed the nest briefly as we were leaving Dean and returning to Round Island , and did not see an osprey there.
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:
2024-07-09
1:40 PM to 2:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 87 F, partly cloudy, Wind S 11 MPH
Other Activity: On the way to the nest we saw the male fly into the nest breifly. It appeared he delivered a fish as the female was feeding the young, and herself when we got closer. The young may have been feeding themselves as well. 2 of the 3 young osprey are about the size of the adult, but have buffy coloring at the back of the neck and speckles on the dark back. The 3rd young looks a bit smaller.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments: