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: Jan McDonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-11 - Middle Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
09:50 AM to 10:13 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny with clouds developing, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Sweet Apple Tree Lane
Name: Jan McDonnell
Nest Name:
SAL-11 - Middle Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
09:50 AM to 10:13 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55 degrees, sunny with clouds developing, breezy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: Sweet Apple Tree Lane
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
07:00 AM to 07:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, clear, calm
Other Activity: Female sitting deep in nest on Platform 1 closest to the river. the resident male flew in with a big stick to add to the nest and then perched on the nest platform. Suddenly another female osprey buzzed the nest, flying just above the perched pair. Neither of the pair left the nest and the intruder flew off toward the river.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments: The male is regularly bringing more nesting material to the nest while the female sits on eggs.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-06 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
03:20 PM to 03:26 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Moved a little but resettled.
Observation Method: By scope from Cemetery in Marblehead
General Comments:
Name: Charles Smith
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
06:17 AM to 06:19 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Clear, cold, no wind
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-05 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G23
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: By scope from lighthouse area on Wintr Island
General Comments: Much nesting material has been blown down one side. There still seems enough for incubating though.
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
02:57 PM to 03:06 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female in shallow incubating position but we haven't seen a mate yet. Likely the same female as last yr that had no mate.
Observation Method: By scope from parking lot at Forest River Park
General Comments: Nest is still quite small. Its resting on the end of a piling with only one dayboard to contain it.
Name: James Charles Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
11:50 AM to 11:53 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, warm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-05 - Little Aquavitae Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: Female incubating initially, then she swapped out and male replaced her. Then she ate there on the nest.
Observation Method: By scope from area near lighthouse on Winter Island.
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
MAR-04 - Cloutman’s Point Dock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-05-08
01:48 PM to 02:41 PM
at: Marblehead
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 55F, SW wind, cloudy
Other Activity: By
Observation Method: By scope from lighthouse area on Winter Island
General Comments: