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: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
08:00 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, breeze, very low clouds
Other Activity: Adult flew to perch, leaving chick
Observation Method: 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:
2025-07-17
08:40 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 F, breeze, low clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Markey's parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
08:00 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75, breeze, very low clouds
Other Activity:
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:
2025-07-17
08:00 AM to 08:15 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75F, breeze, very low clouds
Other Activity: Chicks flapping their wings. Adult on perch
Observation Method: boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Angela Sorensen
Nest Name:
ROW-16 - Purinton Powerline Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
03:05 PM to 03:15 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hazy, hot, moderate wind, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments:
Name: Angela Sorensen
Nest Name:
ROW-15 - Shad Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
03:05 PM to 03:16 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Hot, hazy, moderate wind, partly sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Vehicle
General Comments: Hazy and my scope isn’t good enough to identify nestlings but 2 adults sitting in nest.
Name: Peter Burns
Nest Name:
GLO-08 - Magnolia Woods Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
10:00 AM to 10:15 AM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 76 degrees and sunny with haze Slight breeze
Other Activity: Same as last week, adult perched in nearby tree the entire time. I could not detect any movement in the nest.
Observation Method: On foot with spotting scope.
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
02:37 PM to 02:55 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Broken clouds Temperature: 87 - 88°F Wind: Moderate breeze - near gale Wind Direction: SW Cloud Cover: 75% Humidity: 62 - 66%
Other Activity: 1 Osprey flying over harbor
Observation Method: Foot on dock with binos
General Comments:
Name: Greg Power
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-17
02:58 PM to 03:13 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Broken clouds Temperature: 87 - 88°F Wind: Moderate breeze - near gale Wind Direction: SW Cloud Cover: 75% Humidity: 62 - 66%
Other Activity: Same adult flew away twice for about 5 minutes and came back without any food.
Observation Method: Sitting at top of Independence Park with binos
General Comments: Clearly 2 adults, not 100% sure of nestling.
Name: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
SAU-10 - Saugus River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2025-07-16
12:50 PM to 01:10 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 3
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny / 86°/ 8mph-11mph/ SE
Other Activity: Female on nest with three nest lanes. Female was feeding the crew. Male perched on stanchion off to the side
Observation Method: Parked in rear of Gibson point apartment complex. In parking lot off to the right towards the river.
General Comments: This is a perfect location for observing SAU-10!