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: Chris Rogers
Nest Name:
GLO-01 - KEA Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
12:45 PM to 1:10
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 70’s, partly cloudy, sligh breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Two of the three Fledglings were not visible. One healthy looking fledgling standing quietly in nest. The one adult was in a near by tree.
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
02:50 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions:
Other Activity:
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General Comments:
Name: John Harrod
Nest Name:
BOX-01 - Carter Fields-Pine Tree
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-24
02:50 PM to 3:00 PM
at: Boxford
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 82 degrees F, sunny and slight breeze
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot from the platform.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
9 to 9:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: no bird, no nest. They started a nest then quit. It blew away
Observation Method: from Liberty St.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
9:00 to 9:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: I can't tell if that is an adult who hasn't given up or now a fledging from a working nest. I have observed a full feathered bird here for weeks but I don't understand why.
Observation Method: from 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:
2024-08-21
8:00 to 8:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pretty Apple Lane
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
8:30 to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: osprey perched on perch
Observation Method: from 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:
2024-08-21
8:50 to 8:55
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: perched on nest
Observation Method: from Markey's
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-21
8:30 to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity: perched on nest
Observation Method: from 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:
2024-08-21
8:30 to 8:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 61F, clear, breeze, low tide
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments: