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-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-07
10:00 AM to 10:05 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: Both osprey were on the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-07
10:45 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: Observed this nest with binoculars from the Brophy Salt Marsh. One osprey on nearby perch and one 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:
2024-06-07
11:20 AM to 11:35
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees F, mostly cloudy, wind ENE 4 mph
Other Activity: 1 osprey was perched on the nest and 1 on the nearby perch.
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:
2024-06-07
12:00 PM to 12:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey down in nest and the other osprey perched on the side of the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-07
1:15 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees F, partly cloudy, wind ENE 8 mph
Other Activity: When approaching, at a distance, 1 osprey could be seen perched in the nest and 1 above the nest. Then both were perched down in the nest at the edge. By the time we were closer to the nest, 1 had flown off and the second appeared to be tending to something in the nest, bending its head down repeatedly to 2 different spots. near where it was perrched. No nestling heads were visible though. The second osprey returned with a stick and placed it at the side of the nest. Then the second perched back up top. The osprey down in the nest continued to appear to tend to something in the nest.
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:
2024-06-07
11:15 AM to 11:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: Female was in the nest as I approached. Male was perched on a nearby piece of driftwood in the marsh . What was interesting was that he was perched next to a seagull. As I approached the nest the male did leave the driftwood and come to the nest.
Observation Method: boat
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:
2024-06-07
12:25 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68 degrees F, partly cloudy, wind ENE 6 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-07
10:40 AM to 10:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, partly cloudy, slight breeze
Other Activity: Female in incubating position.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-07
11:45 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees F, mostly cloudy, wind ENE 4 mph
Other Activity: An adult was perched in the nest, at the edge. As we watched first 1 little nestling head and long neck came up, then went down, then a second came up and went down, and then both came up and went down. The second adult was perched in the marsh near the hut.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-06-07
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 69°F Wind NNW @5mph Partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: