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:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
2:25 PM to 2:40 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 36 wet, snow stopped, winds picked up then sprinkles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot (vehicle from Boat ramp earlier)
General Comments:
Name: Jan MCDONNELL
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
1:53 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 36 wet, snow stopped, winds picked up then sprinkles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Jan MCDONNELL
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
2:48 PM to 2:40 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 36 wet, snow stopped, winds picked up then sprinkles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot on Merrimac bank opposite
General Comments:
Name: Jan MCDONNELL
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
1:53 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 36 degrees cloudy, wet, snow stopped. Winds picked up sprinkles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Jan MCDONNELL
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
1:53 PM to 2:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 36 degrees cloudy, wet, snow stopped. Winds picked up sprinkles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Melissa Root
Nest Name:
NEW-08 - Upper Parker River/Middle Road Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
3:15 to 3:20
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: Osprey overhead!! Landed on nearby tree across from platform
Name: Tim Simmons
Nest Name:
MER-01 - East Meadow Brook Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
at: Merrimac
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 41F, NW wind 10MPH, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-12 - Dilly Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
8:05 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 38 degrees, very little wind, 100% cloud cover, clear view across the marsh today
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-11 - Dean Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
8:05 AM to 8:30 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 38 degrees, very little wind, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity: Initially 1 was on the nest post, and then the second flew in.
Observation Method: through scope from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Lisa Manzi
Nest Name:
ESS-07 - Babson Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-08
7:38 AM to 7:53 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 38 degrees, very little wind, 100% cloud cover
Other Activity:
Observation Method: through scope from Argilla Rd.
General Comments: