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-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
5:15 AM to 5:25 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 52 F, NNW 2 MPH, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
4:46 PM to 5:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: ,1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Mild, light wind , cirrus clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Saw only an adult in the nest. She got up and flapped her feathers/wings once and then settled back down. Partner nowhere in sight.
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
4:15 PM to 4:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey in nest and the other on nearby perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
2:00 PM to 2:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: One osprey in nest and the other on nearby perch
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-06 - Soginese Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
3:50 PM to 4:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: Both osprey on nest and both took off to check me out as I approached in the creek.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65, humid no breeze
Other Activity: Pauline has religiously sat in the nest until yesterday when her behavior changed. She stood in the side of the nest looking down. Bob brought her in fish. I kep looking to see some heads pop up but saw nothing. This morning she was still around the rim of the nest but not sitting on eggs. Later she flew around the marsh with Bob. They ate fish at the nest. Tonight they are perched in a tree looking at the nest. I fear the worst may have happened.
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
6:30 AM to 6:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 F, NNW 2 MPH, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Both adult osprey were initially perched on the upper perch at the nest. The second adult then moved into a tree near the nest. No nestlings were visible.
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
5:55 AM to 6:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 54 F, NNW 2mph, 10% cloud cover
Other Activity: Adult osprey perched at the edge of the nest and calling repeatedly; we could hear the adult at a distance, and it continued as we rounded Choate Island. No nestlings visible through the binoculars.
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
3:00 PM to 3:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-06-06
3:15 PM to 3:25 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, sunny, slight breeze
Other Activity: Both birds were in nest.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: