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: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
07:00 PM to 09:05 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 66f, wind 5mph, slight clouds.
Other Activity: Quiet!
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: He on perch, she busy in nest. I gather the neatling(s) are ok. She moves around in the nest throughput the day, so presume the chick or chicks in nest. She’s busy at times, otherwise quiet. Definitely need a nest check when you are on the tagging mission. Let me know if 1 or 2. When he takes her place, it isn’t for too long. He currently is on guard duty from the far perch.
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-14 - Round Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
12:25 AM to 12:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity: Osprey perched in a tree below the nest
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
11:20 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity: Observed from Great Bank, 1 osprey perched in the nest and 1 on the post
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
11:00 AM to 11:15 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 5
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity: Two osprey were perched in the nest, with no sign of chicks. After a few minutes, 3 other osprey flew in and each tried to land in the nest. The osprey in the nest started calling and raised their wings. The other osprey circled around and eventually flew away.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
12:35 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
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:
2026-06-29
12:10 AM to 12:20 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
11:20 AM to 11:35 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity: On the paddle over from Dean, we could see 1 osprey fly into the nest. It then flew off again and landed in a dead tree on Choate Island. A second osprey was also perched in that tree.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
10:40 AM to 10:55 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity: Initially 1 adult was perched in the nest. Then it started calling and the second came in carrying a stick. The one in the nest kept calling at it. The second one arranged the stick and the two perched in the nest with the first, the female, I think, kept calling. There was no sign of chicks any longer. I didn't observe any last Sunday either.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzî
Nest Name:
ESS-02 - Brophy Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
01:05 PM to 01:20 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degrees, light wind from east, sunny
Other Activity: Initially 1 was perched and then the second flew in. Observed on the return trip from a different angle, just to confirm the lack of any chicks. There had been 3 a couple of weeks ago.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Road
General Comments:
Name: Nanci St.George
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-06-29
11:27 AM to 11:47 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity: One adult on nest the other on perch
Observation Method: Earthcam camera
General Comments: Being well past 42 days now since the one egg was laid, the pair have abandoned their incubation activities. This nest has failed.