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.
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Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
08:40 AM to 08:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 72 degrees, almost no wind to start and building to NW 10, mostly sunny
Other Activity: No osprey at the nest, but an osprey was perched on the Babson duck hut.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
08:30 AM to 08:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 72 degrees, almost no wind to start and building to NW 10, mostly sunny
Other Activity: No osprey seen at the nest since May 14th
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
07:25 AM to 07:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 72 degrees, almost no wind to start and building to NW 10, mostly sunny
Other Activity: The osprey perched on the nest was calling before we came through the channel towards the nest. As we got close, it flew off and over to a tree on Choate Island. No chicks observed here since June 16th.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
06:45 AM to 07:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: About 72 degrees, almost no wind to start and building to NW 10, mostly sunny
Other Activity: We could hear the female on the nest calling way before we got close. As we arrived near the nest, the male flew in with a stick. She continued to call and call. He perched on the nest with her. She was still calling as we headed to Dean Island.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments: It is interesting that the Round Island pair left the nest right after something happened to their eggs, and I haven't observed them at the nest since, but the Brophy pair, Dean Island pair and Great Bank continue at the nest without their chicks.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-10
11:00 AM to 11:10 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp 80°F Wind W@5mph Sky scattered clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: 2 nestlings with one adult
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
11:30 AM to 12:01 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny and hot and breezy
Other Activity: male perched on diftwood branch in marsh for a while then flew off. female in nest with at least 2 chicks , maybe 3, and is feeding them
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
09:20 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 93F, lt wind from west, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: on foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments:
Name: James C Roy Jr
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
07:30 AM to 07:33 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny,warming up
Other Activity: I'd say the two chicks are now fledglings. They are circling the outer edges of the nest and flapping wings
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-03 - Endeavor Channel Marker E
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
09:20 AM to 09:40 AM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 83F, light wind from west, sunny
Other Activity: Adult left briefly and returned
Observation Method: on foot by scope from near lighthouse on Winter Island
General Comments: Visibility poor at this distance
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-09
10:00 AM to 10:21 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: Sunny 82 degrees humid
Observation Method: Telescope
General Comments: The two chics continue to thrive. They are extremely well fed and getting quite large. Today is day 42 of the first chic being born.