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: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
7:20 to 8:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Calm, 73, clear, tide incoming high around 19 pm
Other Activity: 1 adult feeds chicks while 1 adult watches from pylon. Chick flapping is frequent
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, from base of cove
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
10:40 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 73°F Wind SSW@5mph Sky clear
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One adult and two chicks clearly visible
Name: Julie Williams
Nest Name:
NEW-02 - Upper Parker River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
04:45 PM to 05:20 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 79 degrees, sunny, wind SSE at 11 mph, tide dead low and rising
Other Activity: When I arrived I could see only one adult, which was in the nest. I couldn’t see any chicks. A minute later, the other adult flew into the nest with a fish. Still no chicks visible. The two adults did not eat the fish right away. They both just looked around side to side and up in the air. After a while, the male ate a little then flew down to the post. The female waited a couple minutes more and then started eating. No chicks seemed to be in the nest.
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
2:30 to 2:35
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny and mice
Other Activity: Two adults on nest. Couldn’t see any young.
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Robert Eisenman
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
06:30 PM to 06:45 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70s F, little wind, bright sunlight, not cloudy
Other Activity: nestling seen with 2 adults, 1 adult perched below the nest and the other adult perched in the nest with the nestling
Observation Method: camera
General Comments: photos (Marblehead viewpoint): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1O1-Pif4AS1NtbFz4qBWmb-gPBAQEO58c?usp=sharing
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
9:35 AM to 9:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76 F, sunny, ESE 3 mph
Other Activity: Viewed from across the water near Great Bank
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
9:10 AM to 9:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76 F, sunny, ESE 3
Other Activity: Initially 1 adult was on the nest with 2 nestlings, and 2 other osprey could be seen circling above. The female on the nest called out and 1 of the circling adults flew in and landed on the nearby perch. The 2 nestlings look a little smaller than the larger 2 in the Brophy nest, but have the dark line from the eye, speckled back and buffy back of the head.
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:
2024-07-03
8:30 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 F, sunny, SW 2 MPH
Other Activity: 1 perched in the nest and the other on the nearby perch; 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:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-03
8:10 AM to 8:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 F, sunny, SW 2 MPH
Other Activity: 1 adult on the high perch at the nest, and 1 in a tree behind the nest. Only 1 of the nestlings was visible at this time (saw it on the second visit though)
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:
2024-07-03
10:25 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 76 F, sunny, ESE 3 mph
Other Activity: Female was perched on the high perch at the nest and 2 nestlings were in the nest. After a few minutes, the male flew around with a fish. He circled around a few times, and at one point came into the nest with the fish. The female did not come down from the perch, and the 2 young did not react much to his arrival. He ended up flying off with the fish. There was a bit of wing exercising from 1 of the young at the nest after he left.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments: