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-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
7:55 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 30 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW
Other Activity: Through the scope it looked like there were 2 osprey perched next to each other, but when I checked photos, I could only see 1 clearly.
Observation Method: through the scope by Farnham's
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:
2023-03-29
7:35 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 27 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
7:35 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 27 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
7:55 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 30 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: visible through the scope off 133
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
7:35 AM to 7:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 27 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-01 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-29
8:05 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, 30 degrees F, wind 5 mph NNW
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Farnham's area
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
02:00 PM to 02:10 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: cloudy; 44 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: by foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-12 - Rough Meadows Sanctuary Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
5:10bpm to 5:10 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 41, broken clouds, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: Platform bare.
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
5:00 PM to 5:10 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 41, Broken cloud, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Platform totally bare of nesting material
Name: Joan O'Connor
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-03-28
5 PM to 5:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cold!
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: No osprey; . Saw my first Eastern Bluebirds of this year