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:
2023-06-14
12:30 to 12:40
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, hazy, 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:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
11:50 to 12:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, hazy, windy
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 Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
11:50 to 12:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, hazy, 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:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
11:50 to 12:10
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, hazy, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-01 - Rings Island Platforms
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
11:45 AM to 12:00 noon
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 74 degrees, partly clouding light SE
Other Activity: Resident male flew to platform 3 with a small fish; resident female flew from the nest to join the male on platform 3; the male then flew to the nest with the fish and the female joined him there. The male then left the fish for the female and hopped to the other side of the nest. The female began to eat after a minute or two. Then the female began to take small bits of fish and reach across and into the nest, apparently to feed a chick. She continued alternately taking a bite for herself and then offering a bite into the nest. I did not see the chick, but the male stayed on the nest and watched closely as the female offered bits of fish to the nestling. L looked again a couple of hours later and the female was sitting deep in the nest.
Observation Method: from bedroom window
General Comments:
Name: Betsey Lutts-Bennett
Nest Name:
SLM-02 - Danvers River Transmission Tower
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
1:45 to 3:00
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 71 degrees, cloudy, light breeze from East
Other Activity: Watching the pair quietly and efficiently feeding the chicks for almost an hour. Fishing takes a short 15 minutes The adult over the nest suddenly swoops out. An intruder pair are heading for the middle tower. One with a fish. An aerial stand off ensues. After 15 minutes of fling in curled and calling the intruder Osprey leave towards the northwest, following the Danvers River. Made my day!
Observation Method: Foot
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-09 - ClubHead Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
5:35 PM to 5:55 PM
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Low 70s,10-15 mph, cloudy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: From Nelson Island parking - scope
General Comments:
Name: David Powell
Nest Name:
ROW-07 - Sawyers Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Other (specify below)
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
5:10 PM to 5:25
at: Rowley
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Low 70s, 10 mph, cloudy
Other Activity: Female standing up in the nest, looking down into nest every so often Possible hatchling ?
Observation Method: Foot - scope
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
1 PM to 1:10 PM
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: hazy 70 F windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from PI Bridge.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Feeding Self
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-06-14
1 PM to 1:15 PM
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 70 F, hazy, windy
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from PI Bridge
General Comments: