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-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-30
05:35 AM to 05:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, no wind, mostly clear
Other Activity: 1 adult and 1 fledgling (saw it fly last week) were on the nest perched and both calling. On the return paddle, 90 minutes later it appeared the fledgling was eating.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Jeffrey LeDrew
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
08:50 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 80 ° sunny
Other Activity: All 3 perched on a piling
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
03:15 PM to 03:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 93f BREEZY SUNNY
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: 2 OSPREY TOGETHER EATING FISH ON OLDDOCK PILING IN RIVER NEAR NEST..AFTER 15 MINUTES ADULT FLEW OFF AND FLEDGLING STAYED
Name: BarbaraJean Imbrescia
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
09:04 AM to 09:04 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees, 8mph west, clear & sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: driving by in vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
02:00 AM to 03:30 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 96 deg, light wind, sunny
Other Activity: Adult was perched with a large nestling squatted alongside. Eventually the adult left, and another nestling came up and squatted alongside the first. Sometime later the adult returned with a fish and ate some then fed the nestlings.
Observation Method: by scope from gazebo on Winter Island
General Comments: Nestlings are still there and seem to be growing, although not very active. Is this a one-parent nest? Is the adult female or male? Heat distortion made it difficult to see clearly.
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
09:15 AM to 01:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Slight haze 88, humid
Other Activity: Boating, fishing, birds everywhere
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: All 3 in nest much of day. Now: female preening, male flying with fledgling!! Yay!
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
08:55 AM to 09:10 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 79 degrees, sunny with hazy skies, slight breeze
Other Activity: I didn't see any osprey on this visit, either visually or audibly. There was no activity on the nest, and unlike the last 2 visits, I didn't see the adult at all.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
03:10 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 95 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: One osprey on nest perch. Obviously just passing through.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
03:50 PM to 03:55 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 95 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: One adult on marsh perch. Two nestlings standing side by side on nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-29
04:20 PM to 04:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 95 degrees, calm, sunny
Other Activity: As I approached the nest there were 4 osprey. One on marsh perch, one in the nest and two flying around chasing each other. When I got up to the nest a fledgling took flight along with the one on the marsh perch. As soon as I started to leave they all returned. Three to the nest and one to the marsh perch. This was the first time I was able to observe chicks from this nest.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: