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: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
9:25 AM to 9:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: One osprey perched on nest. Still haven't seen any chicks here. The nest is quite small.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
8:20 AM to 8:40 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees F, partly sunny, calm
Other Activity: Observed at a distance on the way to Great Bank and then to Brophy. The adult was perched, but no chicks were visible.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
9:10 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Female perched on side of nest. Couldn't see any nestlings but she was acting as though they were there.
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:
2023-07-13
8:50 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Female perched on side of nest. Pretty sure I saw a chick within the nest. Just a little to far for me to be sure.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
7:40 AM to 7:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees F, Partly sunny, calm
Other Activity: Large chick sitting up in the nest, and at times facing the adult calling. The adult flew off briefly and returned. At one point the chick was flapping its wings. Its marking are very similar to the adult except white spotting/edges of its feathers on the back.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
8:55 AM to 9:10 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees F, partly sunny, calm
Other Activity: Observed the nest from the kayak and then from the nearby rocky island in the sound. The adult (assuming female) flew off and the chick began flapping its wings and moving around quite a bit. It did not quite get any air.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
10:05 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Female perched on side of nest with a good sized nestling standing just below her.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
8:20 AM to 8:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees F, partly sunny, calm
Other Activity: Initially the female osprey was perched and the chick was lying down. The female began calling quite a bit as another osprey flew towards the nest. When it got near, the chick got up and both called at and faced the incoming osprey. As it got close, the female chase it away. It returned once and she chased it again. Then it left.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
9:40 AM to 9:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees, calm, mostly sunny
Other Activity: Female perched on side of nest. At least one nestling was visible.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-07-13
8:40 AM to 8:50 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 degrees F, partly sunny, calm
Other Activity: The chick was sitting right in from of the female perched in the nest. At one point the female flew to chase off a gull that came by.
Observation Method: by kayak
General Comments: