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: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-01
8:25 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees,NE windy, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One osprey on nest perch and the other on marsh perch. They both flew off as we approached. Could not see any nestlings.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-01
8:15 AM to 8:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, NE windy, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One osprey on nest and one on nearby perch. I was pretty sure that I could see two nestlings pop up in the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-01
8:40 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, NE wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Nest appears abandoned.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-01
9:25 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, NE wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One osprey on nest flew off as we approached. No nestlings visible.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-07-01
9:05 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, NE wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity: Female on nest with 2 visible nestlings. Male was flying around nest and then went after 2 additional osprey that got a little to close to this nest. This male osprey has been very protective of the area around his nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-30
9:30 AM to 9?40 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Cloudy / 78° / SW @ 13mph
Other Activity: Two Osprey perched down low on marsh Nest seems to have been rebuilt further.
Observation Method: Viewed via binoculars.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-30
9:15 AM to 9:30 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy / 76° wind / 11 mph southwest
Other Activity: Female on nest with one possible chick. (Not confirmed.)
Observation Method: Parked at Rt. 107 pull off. Cut through open fencing and use scope & binoculars for viewing.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-30
9:40 AM to 9:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Cloudy / 78° / SW @ 13mph
Other Activity: Shortly after parking, the female left the nest / male and female became very aggressive in keeping me away. I was a long way away from this platform and I was surprised at how aggressively this pair was acting.
Observation Method: Parked at Rt. 107 pull off. Cut through open fencing and use scope & binoculars for viewing.
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:
2024-06-30
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, calm after some rain
Other Activity: male is perched on the branch of the driftwood tree in the marsh female is tending to nest. I see one chick, possibly 2
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-30
9:50 AM to 9:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Pt. Cloudy / 78° / SW @ 13mph
Other Activity: Empty platform
Observation Method: Walked out towards edge of fly-ash mound w/binoculars
General Comments: