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.
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Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:30 AM to 09:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy, hot & humid
Other Activity: no nest, better luck next year. Last look for this year
Observation Method: Liberty St.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:30 AM to 09:35 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hazy, hot, & humid
Other Activity: No nests. Hoping for next year. Last look for this year
Observation Method: Liberty St.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-11 - Middle Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:40 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: hazy, hot, & humid
Other Activity: Fledgling standing on nest. I don't know whether/if other fledgling is around. My last look for 2026
Observation Method: Markey's parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: hazy hot & humid
Other Activity: This nest failed. I kept seeing an adult standing at the base of the platform, not in it. Dave Rimmer looked in the nest and there were no eggs, nestlings. My last 2 sightings must be ospreys from other nest, using this site as a training area. I have never before seen 2 birds perched together on a stand alone perch Last look of 2026..
Observation Method: Salisbury Beach boat ramp.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:00 AM to 09:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Hazy, hot, & humid
Other Activity: Bird perched on nest. I'm guessing it's a fledglng.
Observation Method: Pretty Apple Lane, WMA
General Comments: last look for this year
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: hazy hot and humid
Other Activity: Fledgling (I'm guessing) standing on nest. last look of 2026
Observation Method: Salisbury Beach Boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: hazy, hot, and humid
Other Activity: 2 standing on nest. 1 perched on stand alone perch. Last look of the 2026 season
Observation Method: Salisbury Beach boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
09:50 AM to 10:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: hazy hot and humid
Other Activity: Ospreys took an interest in this platform this season. Maybe next year, they'll nest. Last look of 2026
Observation Method: Salisbury Beach boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Stephen Saxe
Nest Name:
REV-02 - Wonderland Park Light Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
04:15 PM to 04:16 PM
at: Revere
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Car
General Comments:
Name: Lynette Leka
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-08
06:30 AM to 06:45 AM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 72 degF, light breeze from SW, 20% cloud cover
Other Activity: no birds in area of nest; one bird perched on stump quite a ways east of the platform, too far away to discern whether adult or juv
Observation Method: on foot
General Comments: