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: John Sayre-Scibona
Nest Name:
EAB-02 - Belle Isle Salt Marsh Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
09:00 AM to 09:40 AM
at: East Boston
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Sunny 77°, 2-4 MPH West
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Viewed via DCR Webcam
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-04 - Beverly Port Marina Boat Haul
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-08-01
06:45 PM to 07:25 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Warm, calm, no clouds
Other Activity: Saw 2 adults and 2 nestlings. One adult was on the nest at first and the nestlings were in the nest resting. She flew off and the M was there. Later, she came back with a fish and everyone came out for dinner. The babies are getting big!
Observation Method: On foot
General Comments:
Name: Karyl Stoia
Nest Name:
SAU-04A - General Electric Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-31
11:32 AM to 12:00 PM
at: Saugus
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 75F, partly sunny, calm
Other Activity: fledgling on #2 platform (no nest on that plaform). Adult flew in and brought a fish there.The other adult and a fledgling at the #1 nest and both are feeding on a fish
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-31
08:20 AM to 08:25 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, calm, cloudy
Other Activity: no bird, no nest
Observation Method: Liberty St
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-12 - Dead Creek Platform #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-31
08:20 AM to 08:25 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, calm, cloudy
Other Activity: Peregrine perched on platform
Observation Method: 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:
2026-07-31
08:00 AM to 08:10 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, cloudy, calm
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Pretty Apple Lane, WMA
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-31
08:50 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 68F, calm, partly cloudy
Other Activity: adult on standalone perch ate its fish while nestling/fledgling shrieked from the nest. Then adult flew to nest, nestling/fledgling flew to the perch and ate what was left of that fish.
Observation Method: Joseph M Limoli Black Rock Creek Boat Ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-31
08:33 AM to 08:45 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, calm, cloudy
Other Activity: This is a deep nest, so I am hopeful that the nestlings are down inside
Observation Method: Markey's parking lot by the dumpster
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2026-07-31
08:50 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible: 1
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, calm, partly cloudy
Other Activity: I can't tell whether that was a juvenile or an adult.
Observation Method: Joseph M Limoli Black Rock Creek 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:
2026-07-31
08:50 AM to 09:30 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 2
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 68F, calm, mostly cloudy
Other Activity: 1 adult on standalone perch. 1 nestling took off, flew around, including a glide, and returned to nest.
Observation Method: Joseph M Limoli Black Rock Creek Boat Ramp
General Comments: