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-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
12:40 PM to 12:55 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Windy (small craft warnings) white caps on river
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot from opposite riverbank
General Comments:
Name: Jan MCDONNELL
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
1:08 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Windy (small craft warnings) white caps on river 50 degrees
Other Activity:
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: from Salisbury reservation Boat ramp
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:
2025-04-01
1:08 PM to 1:30 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny, very windy, small craft warnings 50 degrees
Other Activity: very high tide
Observation Method: vehicle
General Comments: from Salisbury Reservation Boat Ramp
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
7:00 AM to 10:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 40 degrees, clear, strong NW
Other Activity: The resident pair initially perched together on Platform 2. Later another female attempted to land several times and was chased away. The resident male later brought some nesting material to Platform 1.
Observation Method: from back yard
General Comments:
Name: Hank Moore
Nest Name:
NEW-07 - Graf Salt Marsh Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
8 AM to 8:15 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: Single osprey sitting on nest for March 31 and April 1
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04 - General Electric Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
3:30 PM to 3:45
at: Lynn
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: sunny, windy, 48F
Other Activity: osprey flew down from nest platform to marsh grass after about 10 minutes.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
12:15 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48 degrees, sunny, very windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot, spotting scope, binoculars.
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:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity:
Observation Method: 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:
2025-04-01
8:10 AM to 8:45 AM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 43 degrees, 100% cloud cover, wind NW 20 mph, dead low tide, very clear visibility across the marsh
Other Activity: Initially 2 osprey were observed in the marsh near the nest. 1 was down in the marsh and the other was above it and swooping down at it a bit. 1 of the 2 went back to the nest and the other left.
Observation Method: scope from Island Rd.
General Comments:
Name: Peter Dorsey
Nest Name:
ESS-08 - Greenbelt Cox Reservation Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-04-01
5:15 PM. to 6:00
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53 degrees; clear sky; light wind; high tide
Other Activity: No osprey visible in the air near the platform or on the nest or on the perch.
Observation Method: On foot with binoculars.
General Comments: