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 Lund
Nest Name:
MAN-01 - Sauli Rock Daymarker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-04
5:50 PM to 6:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 49° F Wind N@ 5mph Scattered clouds Visibility 10 +
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments: Again today, no activity observed
Name: John Lund
Nest Name:
BEV-03 - Misery Island Tree Nest
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
No Osprey visible on Nest
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-04
5:50 PM to 6:20 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Temp 49°F Wind N @ 5mph Scattered clouds Visibility 10+
Other Activity:
Observation Method: Scope from West Beach
General Comments:
Name: Lesli Woodruff
Nest Name:
BEV-01 - Monument Bar Channel Marker G1
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Incubating Eggs or Chicks
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-04
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
at: Beverly
Number of Adults Visible: 3
Number of Nestlings Visible:
Number of Fledglings Visible:
Weather Conditions: Cool, 45-ish, clearing
Other Activity: I first observed the single bird sitting on the next, again I think she's incubating. Then the other bird came back and they greeted each other. He flew off again and attempted to grab a fish but came up empty. As he was flying back, she started calling loudly - a 3rd bird was flying around the nest. I wonder if it was a fledgling from last year... So he stayed on the nest until the other bird was out of range and then flew off to get a (late) dinner.
Observation Method: On foot from the jetty at Independence Park.
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-09 - Blackwater Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
1:40 to 1:50
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53, windy, overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from Markey's parking lot
General Comments:
Name: Jerry Klima
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
8:45 AM to 9:00 AM
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50 degrees, sunny,
Other Activity: There was one adult perched on the platform, but there is no sign of any nest-building. No other osprey in view.
Observation Method: from rail trail
General Comments:
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-07 - Town Creek Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Choose Activity Observed
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
07:40 AM. to 07:45 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 0
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 50d; partly sunny 4mph sse
Other Activity:
Observation Method: foot
General Comments: no evidence of any nest building
Name: Carolyn Burt
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
07:10 AM. to 07:20 AM.
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 48d; partly cloudy; winds 2 mph sse
Other Activity: 1 osprey on perch over nest; no movement. no sign of 2nd osprey.
Observation Method: foot
General Comments:
Name: Mary Ann Leekley
Nest Name:
SAL-06 - Carr Island Platform
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
2:08 to 2:18
at: Salisbury
Number of Adults Visible: 1
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: 53, windy, overcast
Other Activity:
Observation Method: from shore near North End Boat club
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
08:46 AM to 09:02 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity: Female squatted down in the nest, male going back and forth with nesting material.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments:
Name: Albert Levesque
Nest Name:
SLM-01 - Salem Harbor Channel Marker G3
Adult Osprey Activity Observed:
Osprey Perched
Location, Date & Time of Observation:
2023-05-03
08:46 AM to 09:02 AM
at: Salem
Number of Adults Visible: 2
Number of Nestlings Visible: 0
Number of Fledglings Visible: 0
Weather Conditions: Partly cloudy, light wind
Other Activity: Female squatted down in the nest, male going back and forth with nesting material.
Observation Method: on foot by scope
General Comments: