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-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
1:00 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 68F, cloudy, breeze, heat waves. rain previous 24 hrs
Other Activity: both standing in/on nest
Observation Method: from 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:
2024-08-07
12:10 to 12:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 68F, cloudy, breeze, heat waves. rain previous 24 hrs
Other Activity: bird on perch, not 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:
2024-08-07
12:20 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 68F, cloudy, breeze, heat waves. rain previous 24 hrs
Other Activity: 1 on nest, 1 on perch
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann L
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
12:10 to 12:20
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 68F, cloudy, breeze, heat waves. rain previous 24 hrs
Other Activity: There is no nest this year on this platform. This bird is visiting.
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Sally McMurry
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
7:10 PM to 7:40 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2?
Weather Conditions: 70, breeze, clear, low tide
Other Activity: 7:10 One Osprey perched low on pylon 7:30 Another appears on nest, takes a fish from nest, flies out and back to pylon. Did mom or dad leave a snack??
Observation Method: On foot, binoculars from across cove
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-09 - Pine Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
07:30 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
07:30 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: rain
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments:
Name: Stan Franzeen
Nest Name:
GLO-09 - Ten Pound Island Daymarker R2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
6:00 PM to 6:15 PM
at: Gloucester
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 78f, clear sunny, no wind,
Other Activity: 2 ospr on nest; one flew away but still 2 on nest
Observation Method: vehicle from the Manufactory parking lot on Rocky Neck
General Comments: Even with a good telephoto on my camera, I'm still not sure about the contents of this nest: maybe one, likely two chicks this year, but one may have fledged and left. I think the woman who can watch them from her deck is a better judge.
Name: Shirley Singleton
Nest Name:
ESS-05 - Singleton Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
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Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-07
12:00 PM to 12:10 PM
at: Essex
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: Sunny, windy, low 70s
Other Activity: The fledglings are spending more time during solo trips. The youngest fledge is back at the nest first, whether morning, noon or night. Bob, the father, keeps close tabs on the youngest. I have not seen the youngest bring back a fish yet.
Observation Method: Back deck
General Comments:
Name: Gareth Fell
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-08-06
14.20.pm to 14.30.pm
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Cloudy , had rained earlier
Other Activity:
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments: The angle I had could only positively see 1 bird