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.
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Name: JOHN HART
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-12
06:30 PM to 07:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 72F PARTLY CLOUDY LBREEZY
Other Activity: Observed 4 Ospreys total. One adult was perched on tower about 15 feet below nest; one adult on nest; two apparent fledglings were flying around in area and coming back to nest. The adult perched on tower never moved during my observation. The adult on the nest flew off twice but came back quickly.
Observation Method: kayak
General Comments: there could have been another fledgling in nest but was not sure
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
SLM-04 - National Grid Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-11
07:15 PM to 07:45 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: calm, warm (~80)
Other Activity: Observed 2 adults perched on the tower, one below the nest and one right next to the nest. One bird (probably the fledgling) was in the nest, looking out but no flapping. I did not see the other nestling (I'm not 100% certain there was a 2nd little one, but I thought I saw one a couple of times), so wondering if it did not make it. The fledgling seemed to be nearly as big as the adults, so hopefully it has already flown.
Observation Method:
General Comments:
Name: James Roy
Nest Name:
NEW-04 - Pine Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-11
07:45 AM to 07:45 AM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: sunny
Other Activity:
Observation Method: ft
General Comments: I'm thinking the adults may be gone; i think the two birds I'm seeing are fledglings, and sometimes the nest is empty, which means they're flying.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
SLM-03 - Little Haste Daymarker
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-10
08:50 AM to 09:00 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 72°F Wind WSW @ 3mph Mostly cloudy Visibility 10+ miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One adult and one fledgling on nest.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-10
09:10 AM to 09:45 AM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: Temp 72°F Wind WSW @ 5mph Mostly cloudy Visibility 13 miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: One fledgling visible on nest. No adults observed during our visit.
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-10
08:30 to 08:35
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 72°F Wind WSW @5mph Mostly cloudy Visibility 14 miles
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Boat
General Comments: Herring gull perched on nest.
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-10 - Lunt Rock Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-08-09
10:00 to 10:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible:
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 1
Weather Conditions: 75 F, partly cloudy, windy. Poured rain yesterday
Other Activity: 1 bird down in nest
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:
2023-08-09
10:30 to 10:40
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 75 F, partly cloudy, windy. Poured rain yesterday
Other Activity: 1 bird on perch. Couldn't see anybody in nest which is deep.
Observation Method: Markey's parking lot
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:
2023-08-09
10:00 to 10:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: 75 F, partly cloudy, windy. Poured rain yesterday
Other Activity: 1 on perch. 2 on nest
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:
2023-08-09
2:45 PM to 4:00 PM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible: 2
Weather Conditions: stiff breeze, overcast, 84. Low tide was at 12:11 pm
Other Activity:
Observation Method:
General Comments: First-- one up, two down, the latter appear to be eating About 3:15 2 in nest one up on pylon one in a tree nearby. I can't tell who's who. A fish is delivered to the nest twice 3:25 two on nest eating apparently on their own. One on top of pylon and one mid pylon. Are the young self feeding? 3:42 all four still there but it appears that one has moved from nest to upper pylon. Now there's one standing (kind of horizontal ) on nest edge, one on upper left pylon looking outward to water, one on upper right pylon, and one mid pylon. Cute. While I was writing the mid pylon one left. Returned to deliver a fish at 3:51 then flew to the same tree as before. The one that moved to pylon doesn't go to nest I left with them in these spots ,4:00 pm