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-04 - Round Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-29
2:45 PM to 2:50 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87 F, WNW 13, 30% Cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-03 - Great Bank Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-29
12:50 PM to 1:05 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87 F, WNW 13, 30% Cloud cover
Other Activity: 2 adult osprey flew around the nest, hovered over the nest flapping, and circled a bit. Both flew off in different directions. Only the nestling was in the nest, first perched and then crouched down.
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:
2022-07-29
12:30 PM to 12:45 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 87 F, WNW 12, 30% Cloud cover
Other Activity: 3 nestlings perched in the nest. No wing flapping today. No adult seen nearby.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments:
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-28
10 AM to 10 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: 3 chicks banded at about 6 weeks old.
Name: Dave Rimmer
Nest Name:
IPS-17 - Third Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-28
10 AM to 10 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: Caroline Haines
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-28
10:30 AM to 10:40 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: Have not been able to see young in this nest, but I assume they are there given the presence of adults.
Name: Eve Grissinger
Nest Name:
GLO-03 - Farm Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-28
6:03 AM to 6:13 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 65 degrees F, calm, sunny
Other Activity: No visible activity on nest. Possibly one or two osprey in the distance perched at GLO-2 platform, but cannot confirm from my vantage.
Observation Method: on foot, with binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-27
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: full sun, hot, humid
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: adult dropped fish in nest and 2 fledglings flew in from nearby trees, 3rd arrived a few minutes later
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-04 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker #9
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-27
10:40 AM to 10:50 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 78, light wind, mostly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Linda Pivacek
Nest Name:
LYN-02 - Lynn Harbor Channel Marker R16
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2022-07-27
11:12 AM to 11:30 AM
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 78. light wind, partly cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: