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: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-01 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker G15
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
10:25 AM to 10:32 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, light wind
Other Activity: 2 adults visible: 1 in nest and second carrying stick to nest
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Sam Hamlin
Nest Name:
IPS-01 - Strawberry Hill Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
05:45 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Grey skies, slight breeze
Other Activity: Possibly feeding chicks
Observation Method: Visual from house
General Comments: Recent behavior suggest possible hatching of chicks: the way the female moves in the nest seems more active than when she was clearly sitting on eggs in previous days.
Name: Diana Clark
Nest Name:
GLO-10 - Walker Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
09:30 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Overcast
Other Activity: Boats zinging by nest, but quiet otherwise
Observation Method: Home
General Comments: Both in nest, flurry of activity, 1 flew off with something from the nest. Clearly neck crane of baby visible
Name: Dianne Sampson
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
03:24 PM to 04:25 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Temp. 70’s, light wind from east, mostly sunny
Other Activity: A lot of chirping coming from nest
Observation Method: House Deck
General Comments: Exciting to see TWO Osprey on nest
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
01:45 PM to 01:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, breezy, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
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:
2025-06-13
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, NNW 10 MPH, mostly cloudy, choppy on the water
Other Activity: From a distance, 1 adult and 1 chick on the nest, and 1 adult on the nearby post were visible. As we got closer, the second adult came into the nest and perched and remained perched behind the other adult and chick. The chick is at least as large as the Brophy chicks, and the body was visible.
Observation Method: by kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
02:40 PM to 02:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, slight breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One osprey perched on side of nest and the other on marsh perch. Neither took flight when I approached.
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:
2025-06-13
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, NNW 10 MPH, mostly cloudy, choppy on the water
Other Activity: This is a CORRECTION to my post. From a distance in the kayak 1 adult and 1 chick appeared to be on the nest and 1 adult was nearby on the post. As we got closer, the second adult came into the nest and perched behind the first. When I reviewed the photos I took, I could clearly see 2 chicks. 1 is noticeably larger, the size of the Brophy chicks or larger. The second chick was in front of one of the adults and wasn't seen through the binoculars in the bobbing kayak.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd.
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:
2025-06-13
12:30 PM to 12:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees, slight breeze, partly cloudy
Other Activity: One osprey in nest and the other on the marsh perch.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-06-13
01:20 PM to 01:35 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 67 degrees, NNW 10 MPH, mostly cloudy, choppy on the water
Other Activity: From a distance 2 osprey were visible in the nest and a second approached the nest area. One of the adults flew off the 2 started circling the nest area. I did not observe any aggression, but the adult in the nest did get down in an incubating position. Eventually 1 of the adults circling flew off and the second returned to the nest. At a closer distance both stood up, but no chicks were visible.
Observation Method: By kayak from Island Rd.
General Comments: