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 Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-20
10:05 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: about 82 degrees, sw 14, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey in the nest in the incubating position and one on the nearby post. I just did a quick check as a school group was on a trip there.
Observation Method: through the scope from boat launch back side Crane Beach (with permission)
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:
2026-05-20
10:05 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: about 82 degrees, sw 14, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Did not see osprey on or around Round Island. There was a school field trip at the boat launch area, so I only did a very quick observation.
Observation Method: through the scope from boat launch area back side Crane (with permission)
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-20
08:45 AM to 08:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78 degrees, milky sky, breezy low tide.
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-11 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-19
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 86°, 13-20 MPH W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Parked along Mills Ave.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-10 - Saugus River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-19
12:15 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 86°, 13-20 MPH W
Other Activity: Male perched midway up on transmission tower.
Observation Method: Pulled into Gibson Point parking lot.
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-09 - Bear Creek Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-19
12:15 PM to 12:25 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 86°, 13-20 MPH W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pulled into Gibson Point parking lot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-05 - Bear Creek Wildlife Sanctuary Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-19
11:33 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 86°, 13-20 MPH W
Other Activity: One osprey incubating in platform. Male perched on marsh perching location.
Observation Method: Parked in Rt. 107 pull off area.
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:
2026-05-19
11:30 AM to 11:55 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 92F,
Other Activity: female inside nest and male sitting in marsh nearby to nest
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-19
12:00 PM to 12:10 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 86°, 13-20 MPH W
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pulled into UPS Distribution parking lot
General Comments:
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-03 - Route 107 Utility Pole
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-19
11:33 AM to 11:45 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, 83°, 13-20 MPH W
Other Activity: Female incubating. Male perched on radio tower on the river side of Rt. 107.
Observation Method: Parked in RT. 107 pull off area and hopped Jersey barrier
General Comments: