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-08 - Shad Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
2:40 to 2:55
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity: might be a bird way down in nest
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
3:30 to 3:45
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity: could be bird down low in nest
Observation Method: from Merrimack River Public Path next to North End Boat Club
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:
2023-05-17
2:40 to 2:55
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity: 1 on perch
Observation Method: from boat ramp
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NPT-05 - Woodbridge Island Platform #3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
3:50 to 4:05
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from PI bridge
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NPT-03 - Woodbridge Island Duck Blind #1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
3:50 to 4:05
at: Newburyport
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity: could be down in nest
Observation Method: from PI bridge
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-06 - Chace Island Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
3:50 to 4:05
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from PI bridge
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-05 - Chaces Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
3:50 to 4:05
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity: could be bird down in nest
Observation Method: from PI bridge
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
NEW-03A - Plum Island River Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
3:50 to 4:05
at: Newbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 54F, clear, wind 20 mph with 30 mph gusts (flags out straight)
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from PI Bridge
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-21 - Laws Creek Platform #2
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 52, nw14, 50%
Other Activity: 2nd osprey flying over nest
Observation Method: boat
General Comments:
Name: Emerson Dahmen
Nest Name:
IPS-19 - Holy Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-17
10 AM to 11 AM
at: Ipswich
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: 52, nw 14, 50%
Other Activity:
Observation Method: boat
General Comments: