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-13 - Dead Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, clear windy
Other Activity: no nest, no birds
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:
2024-05-13
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60f, clear, windy
Other Activity: perched above a skimpy nest
Observation Method: from Liberty St.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
12:20 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62F, clear, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
12:30 PM to 12:40 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 60F, clear, windy
Other Activity:
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:
2024-05-13
12:10 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62F, clear, windy
Other Activity: bird perched above nest
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
4:25 PM. to 4:35 PM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62D sunny winds 15NE
Other Activity: Continued no evidence of nest.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
1:50 to 2:00
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 60s, moderate breeze, sun and clouds
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Foot from Nbpt Boat Badin
General Comments: Arrived to find 3 adults at platform-two on platform, one on platform perch. After a couple of minutes one bird left the platform. Two stayed for 5+ minutes and then perched bird left leaving what turned out to be the female on the platform. some but not much nest material visible.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-04 - Salisbury Beach Reservation Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
12:10 PM to 12:30 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62F, clear, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-02 - Black Rock Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
12:10 PM to 12:20 PM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 62F, clear, windy
Other Activity: no sticks, no birds
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Gareth Fell
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2024-05-13
17.00.pm to 17.20.pm
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Mild breezy,sunny ,
Other Activity: Couple weeks in a row not been able to confirm a sighting. Will attempt to get closer . It was also high tide .
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments: