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: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
12:15 PM to 12:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, ESE 6 mph, Partly cloudy
Other Activity: Just checked from a distance after we passed Great Bank
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
11:40 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, ESE 6 mph, Partly cloudy
Other Activity: At first the nestlings were not visible, but the female hopped down into the nest and started calling and the 2 nestlings popped up as the male flew in and dropped off a fish. The nestlings are both close to adult size. We did not see the female feed the nestlings.
Observation Method: by Kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
01:20 PM to 01:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, ESE 6 mph, Partly cloudy
Other Activity: The nestling was lying down in the nest next to the female, just occasionally lifting its head. It is possible there was a second nestling next to it, but I couldn't confirm it.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
12:40 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, ESE 6 mph, Partly cloudy
Other Activity: An osprey was briefly perched at the nest and then flew off
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
12:05 PM to 12:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, ESE 6 mph, Partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
11:20 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, ESE 6 mph, Partly cloudy
Other Activity: The nestling that was visible is very close to adult size now, but has an orange/reddish eye, a buffy breast and nape and speckled back. When we passed by the nest later, on the trip back, it appeared there was a second nestling with just the head visible. I could not see it in any of the photos I took though, so I did not include it.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-11
10:30 AM to 10:35 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cloudy / 70°/ 5mph-7mph/ ESE
Other Activity: Banded nestling observed insight. Getting quite large. Acting as if it might fled soon. Female observed later in the afternoon via cam.
Observation Method: Viewed via Friends of Belle Isle Marsh WebCam
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:
2025-07-10
07:15 PM to 07:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 65F, cloudy,drizzle
Other Activity: 1 adult osprey on perch on nest platform. No other osprey seen
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-10
06:30 PM to 06:45 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Darcy Holland
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-10
05:40 PM to 05:50 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: High clouds, calm, cool
Other Activity:
Observation Method: scope from home
General Comments: Adult perched on nest and pretty sure I could see 3 heads bobbing!