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: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
IPS-06 - Plum Island #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
07:50 AM to 08:05 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 58 degF, light breeze from WNW, clear sky
Other Activity: on bird at nest, flew off and around a bit, returned and settled into nest; second bird on post perch, flew off and returned with huge stick, worked it into nest
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
8:05 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 60, sunny, very light wind, very calm on the water
Other Activity: I checked Round Island again after doing the Choate Loop. This time the adult was perched up on the post, and no adult was down in the nest.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Karen Rembert
Nest Name:
GLO-05 - Lobsta Land Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
05:29 PM to 05:33 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity: Annie on nest rearranging a number of sticks in order to make the nest more comfortable and spacious for the increasing size of the chicks.
Observation Method: home computer
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
7:15 AM to 7:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 60, sunny, very light wind, very calm on the water
Other Activity: One adult down in the nest that appears to be incubating; I did not observe a chick today. The second adult was up on the post.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
6:45 AM to 6:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 60, sunny, very light wind, very calm on the water
Other Activity: One adult in the nest incubating, and one sitting up on the nest post.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
6:15 AM to 6:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 60, sunny, very light wind, very calm on the water
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
5:55 AM to 6:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 60F, sunny, very light wind, high tide, very calm on the water
Other Activity: 2 adults were in the nest. One kept leaning forward as though feeding young, but I couldn't specifically see chicks or a fish. When one of the adults departed, the remaining osprey continued the same behavior.
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:
2023-06-11
7:00 AM to 7:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 60, sunny, very light wind, very calm on the water
Other Activity: One adult incubating on the nest, and the other perched on the post near the nest. The adult on the perch flew off shortly before I left.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-11
6:25 AM to 6:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp about 60, sunny, very light wind, calm water
Other Activity: Adult stayed low in the nest
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:
2023-06-11
09:00 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 63°F Wind calm Clear skies 10miles visibility
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Two adults, one departed shortly after we started observing, the other on nest.