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: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
03:15 PM to 03:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot, dry
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Could only confirm one nestling, but there may be more
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
04:00 PM to 04:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, slight breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: This is the first osprey I have seen here this year. It was on the nest perch.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
04:40 PM to 04:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, slight breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey perched on side of nest. One osprey on marsh perch. I know there are nestlings but I can't see them.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
05:05 PM to 05:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, slight breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Both osprey stayed put when I approached. They were very vocal. Unable to spot nestlings but the osprey act as though they are protecting something.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
02:30 PM to 02:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 80 degrees, slight breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
04:55 PM to 05:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, slight breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey perched in nest and took off as I approached but returned as soon as I turned the boat around to leave.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
04:15 PM to 04:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, slight breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Not sure if this is abandoned or not. It is the first time I've seen it empty.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-30
04:30 PM to 04:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, slight breeze, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Both osprey standing on edge of nest. One osprey flew of to check me out as I approached. I still can't see the nestlings.
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Anne McGovern
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
12:45 PM to 12:53 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, about 80 F
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: I really hope the two nestlings were lying down flat but couldn’t see them at all this time. :( parent was standing at the side of the nest calling a lot
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-29
04:47 PM to 05:02 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78, sunny, ESE 5mph, gusts 11
Other Activity: female on nest, calling often to male for fish delivery, I assume. 2 chicks lying down, quiet and still
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Had borrowed scope or wouldn't have been able to se chicks.