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-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-19
1:00 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81 F, hazy/smoky, light wind from the west
Other Activity: An adult was perched in the middle of the nest. Something the color and size of a nestling was right nest to it, but it never moved, and the adult never interacted with it.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-19
12:10 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81 degrees F, hazy/smoky, light wind from west
Other Activity: The adult and the nestling were in the nest, and being dive bombed by a mockingbird. Eventually the adult flew off. The nestling ducked down, and the mockingbird left. The nestling is close to adult size.
Observation Method: kayak
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:
2023-07-19
1:25 PM to 1:40 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 81 F, hazy/smoky, light wind from west
Other Activity: From a distance the nest appeared to be empty, so we paddled into the small channel that passes by the nest. Up close the body of a nestling was visible lying pretty flat in the nest, but there was no movement or sound at all. There was no sign of an adult anywhere around.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-19
12:35 PM to 12:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 81 F, smoky/hazy, wind from west
Other Activity: There was lots of flapping from the nestling/fledgling and it got a little air. The adult was in the nest calling constantly. The adult was hit with the wing action a couple of times, and then took off chasing a great egret and then gulls away from the area before returning to the nest.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-19
6:30 AM to 7:00 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: warm (~70F) and still. Clear skies.
Other Activity: Observed the nestling in the nest by itself, stretching wings. The 2 parents were on a boat nearby, eating fish. One came up to the nest to feed the nestling, and the other followed a little while later. If the chick hasn't fledged yet, he is due soon, he's very big!
Observation Method: On foot from Independence Park jetty.
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
SAU-01 - Upper Saugus River Utility Pole-DCR
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-18
10:00 to 10:15
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 83 cloudy
Other Activity: The 2 chicks have fledged. They were flapping their wings and got some air under them and created a snowstorm of white feathers . Unfortunately it appears that the chick that Sean & Mark found on the ground while they were tagging them & that they put back in the nest has not survived. I’ve only seen 2 chicks for the last few days.
Observation Method: From our house
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-18
2:30 PM to 2:43 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83F, light wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: nest distant from shore, difficult to see nestlings
Name: Linda Pogson
Nest Name:
LYN-03 - Lower Saugus River Channel Marker-Walsh
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-18
1:30 to 1:50
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83 cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle from Raddin St.
General Comments: Mom & 3 chicks were sitting in the nest.
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-18
3:05 PM to 3:25 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83F, light wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity: youg moving, stretching wings. adult feeding young.
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-18
2:48 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 83F, light wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: