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Duke Farms Alumni: D/99

January 25th, 2021

by: Larissa Smith, wildlife biologist

D/99 January 17th 2021 @ Kristen Branchizio

It is always exciting to receive a report of a New Jersey banded eagle, especially when it is from Duke Farms eagle cam. D/99 was resighted two years ago during the winter of 2019. The blog post Duke Farms Alumni D/99: All Grown Up, has all the details of those sightings.

D/99, January 2021 @ Kristen Branchizio

D/99 has been sighted again, this time in Freehold, Monmouth County. He was seen for several days feeding on a deer carcass along with a few other eagles.

D/99 was the youngest of three chicks in the 2014 Duke Farms nest. It’s amazing to see the “before” and “after” photos. The little fuzzy wobbling chick is now a full grown majestic adult.

D/99 and siblings, April 2nd, 2014

D/99 is now seven years old and could possibly have a mate and be nesting in the area. We hope to get more resightings of D/99 in the future to know that he is doing well and raising his own family.

One Response to “Duke Farms Alumni: D/99”

  1. Jill Brown says:

    Oh so exciting to see a band catch of D99!! Without the banding, we would have never known he is thriving. jb