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: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity: There might be a nestling but it's too far to be sure.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity: No ospreys on nest or perch. ! osprey on snag to the right of platform
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:00 AM to 9:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity: 2nd adult on snag where old duck blind was.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
7:45 AM to 8:00 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1 or 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1 or 2
Weather Conditions: 63F, 76% humid, 3 MPH wind, clear/sunny, high tide
Other Activity: 2 OSPR visible, one feeding itself, the other rustling around in the nest; could not tell if the 2nd OSPR was a fledgling or an adult. They seem to be about the same size now.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
03:10 PM to 03:35 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 3
Weather Conditions: 76F, SSE 4mph, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Male was feeding a fledgling which then fed itself from the same fish as the parent. Fledgling then left as well as another fledgling that was perched on a rail at the top of the tower. While observing the above, another fledgling flew around and across the tower. After the fledglings left the male did some nest maintenance and then flew off also.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
REV-01 - Pines River Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
03:40 PM to 03:55 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 76F, SSE 4mph, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: Male was down on the marsh a short distance from the nest. The large fledgling and the smaller chick were perched on the nest. No evidence that the smaller was ready to fly.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
10 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Plum Is bridge
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 f, hazy sunshine, breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Plum Island Bridge
General Comments:
Name: Gail Smith
Nest Name:
MAR-01 - Forest River Park Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
9:30 to 9:50
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: sunny, 65, light breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot - binoculars
General Comments:
Name: Rick Pierce
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2021-08-01
6:15 AM to 6:25 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62 degrees, no wind, sunny
Other Activity: Could only see one osprey from a distance. Possible that the chicks were still hunkered down since it was early.
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: