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 & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-12
11:55 AM to 12:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, windy, sunny
Other Activity: One osprey down in nest got very vocal as we approached but stayed in the nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-12
11:45 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, windy, sunny
Other Activity: One osprey down in nest. 2nd osprey on marsh perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-12
05:30 PM to 06:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 84 degrees; clear with haze at the edges; windy; low tide
Other Activity: Male sitting on the separate pole perch, and facing the nest platform.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: Female sitting in the center and deep in the nest. Only her head visible.
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-12
12:15 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, windy, sunny
Other Activity: One osprey in nearby marsh eating a fish. 2nd osprey in nest but took off as we approached to check us out and then returned to the nest when we left.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick & Jan Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-12
01:00 PM to 01:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, very windy, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey down in nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-11
03:50 PM to 04:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, some wind, about 85 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Saw the female feeding two chicks! Could be more but o my saw two moving around behind her. I think the male had just come in with a fish he was on the nest with her then moved to the perch behind it when she started feeding.
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-11
04:10 PM to 04:14 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy, about 85 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: One is sitting there but hard to see more from so far away
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-11
10:50 AM to 11:05 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 degrees, 10 mph W, clear
Other Activity: I heard the female on the nest give a begging call and then saw the male land on the nest with a fish. He perched briefly and then flew off. The female then started to eat the fish and to take small pieces and bend over to feed at least one and possibly two chicks. No chick was visible, but the female was clearly both feeding herself and at least one chick.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: I just returned from a long trip out of the country and have not been able to make any reports until now. Looking good on Ring's Island.
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-11
01:15 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 74, breezy, with stringer gusts, mostly sunny, just past high tide.
Other Activity: As I arrived an adult was landing on the nest. Another was already there. They perched on the edge facing one another. Between them in the nest, only briefly visible, a tiny head. I couldn't be 100% sure. At one both adults left briefly and returned. One perched on nest edge, facing away; the other on pylon top.
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars, from across cove
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-11
02:00 PM to 02:05 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Breezy, mid 70s, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: One adult flew in with a fish to join the other. I got a good view on one nestling and I think there are two but only caught a glimpse
Observation Method:
General Comments: