This satellite image of Essex County and surrounding area shows all known active and inactive nesting sites as of 2018, approximately 75 sites in total.
This graphic shows the spring (northbound) migration routes of multiple ospreys returning to their summer breeding grounds in the Northeast, what Dr. Alan Poole refers to as the “migration highway.” (Courtesy of Dr. Alan F. Poole, "Ospreys: The Revival of a Global Raptor," Johns Hopkins University Press (c) 2019)
Osprey with fish.
(Courtesy of Craig Gibson)
Jane Rumrill of ECGA staff holds osprey chick while Dave Rimmer applies ankle band. (Photo courtesy of CoCo McCabe)
A soaring osprey. (Courtesy of Craig Gibson)
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Nesting pair. (Courtesy of Phil Brown)
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This map shows the flight and migration routes of Flow, a first-year bird who was harnessed with a radio tracking device by Rob Bierregaard in 2014.
Essex County Greenbelt Association staffer Jane Rumrill with banded osprey chick. (Courtesy of CoCo McCabe)
Four- to five-week-old osprey chick shortly after banding (Courtesy of Essex County Greenbelt Association)
Four- to five-week-old osprey chick shortly after banding (Courtesy of Essex County Greenbelt Association)
Four- to five-week-old osprey chick shortly after banding (Courtesy of Essex County Greenbelt Association)
Volunteers helping erect a new nesting platform on the Essex Marsh in Essex, Mass. (Courtesy of Essex County Greenbelt Association)
The story of the mighty osprey's migration route from as far as the Amazon Basil in South America to its nesting and mating ground in Essex County is a magical one. Check out this slideshow, edited by Manchester-by-the-Sea's Jim Behnke.