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: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
GLO-04 - Annisquam River Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-20
8:30 AM. to 9:00 AM.
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F partly sunny cloudy
Other Activity: The male is sitting in the.nest platform nest and the female is sitting on the perch. Male flew off and female sat down in nest. Still hope.
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn Lafata
Nest Name:
ESS-10 - Lufkin Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-20
9:15 AM to 9:25 AM.
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F cloudy
Other Activity: From what I can see with my binoculars, female is up on nest and male is sitting on the marsh perch. Difficult to see. Hopefully the weather will get nicer and I will venture out in the kayak for a better look
Observation Method: car
General Comments:
Name: Robyn LAfata
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-20
7:45 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, partly sunny
Other Activity: Female on side of nest eating, male on marsh perch...indications of nestlings.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
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:
2023-06-20
1:10 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp about 60, cloudy, breezy
Other Activity: Observed on the way to Brophy
Observation Method: Kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-20
1:20 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp about 60, cloudy, breezy
Other Activity: Nestling seen once briefly as it stood and turned, close to the female
Observation Method: by kayak
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:
2023-06-20
7:45 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-20
7:00 PM to 7:30 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 62°F Wind ESE @ 8MPH Clear skies Visibility 10+miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: 2 adults appear to be feeding chicks
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-08 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
2:51 PM to 3:03 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 68, cloudy, East at 9mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: osprey was really sitting down in nest.
Name: Dorothy Rocklin
Nest Name:
SAU-06 - DCR Rumney Marsh Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
3:30 PM to 3:39 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: cloudy, 68, east at 9 mph
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: big nest so adult or chicks could be down in it, but wouldn't expect not to see adult even if there are chicks. Worried something happened to eggs/chicks. Don't see chicks at this nest until they are fledglings because nest is always too big and they are down in it. Will continue to check nest.
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-19
11:30 AM to 11:50 AM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 60F
Other Activity: osprey in nest and other osprey perched on stick nearby in marsh.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: At the 2A nest platform, one osprey perched on the platform perch stick. Other osprey perched nearby on stick in marsh0