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.
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Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
4:00 PM to 4:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey on perch in marsh and the other down in the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
2:35 PM to 2:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy, 70 F, SE 5
Other Activity: 1 adult perched above the nest and on the post. The second then flew over to the nearby hut roof, but returned to the nest a few minutes later.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
3:25 PM to 3:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: As I approached in my boat both birds lifted off and just circled high overhead and did not return until I left the creek.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
4:35 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy, 70 F, SE 5
Other Activity: As we approached, an osprey could be seen incubating. The the second flew in and delivered a fish. It then went up to the high perch for a couple minutes and the female (I assume) in the nest began pulling small pieces of fish off and feeding 2 hatchlings as well as a few bigger pieces to herself. The male flew off to a nearby tree and the female contuned feeding. 2 heads were very clearly visible, but a third is possible.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
3:35 PM to 3:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy, 70 F, SE 5
Other Activity: The osprey was incubating, but as we passed by the nest, it flew off and over to Choate Island and came back with a small amount of nest material. It returned to incubating.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
2:40 PM to 2:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, mostly sunny, calm
Other Activity: One osprey perched on side of nest.
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:
2024-06-11
2:55 PM to 3:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, mostly sunny, calm
Other Activity: One osprey perched on side of nest. The other osprey was in the marsh hunting but attacked a cormorant near my boat that was close to the nest. He was certainly protecting the area around the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: LIsa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-11
2:55 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: partly cloudy, 70 F, SE 5
Other Activity: An adult was perched in the nest, but at the edge. A second adult was in the matsh nearby. No interaction with young or little heads were visible today.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-10
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 69° / Sunny / Winds - W @ 9mph - gusts 16mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Parked at rear corner of UPS Facility - near rear loading dock bays
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-10
11:15 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68° / Sunny / Winds W - 9mph/16mph
Other Activity: Female on the nest with a lot of wing activity. Male on perch quite a distance from platform to the northeast.
Observation Method: Walked to edge of river via cut in fence at pull off area on Rt. 107
General Comments: