Life is precious.
by Ben Wurst, Habitat Program Manager
Posts Tagged ‘NJ Osprey Project’
Photos from the Field: Ospreys Nest on Abandoned Crab Pot
Tuesday, August 20th, 2019Life is precious.
New Jersey’s Ospreys: A Symbol of a Healthy Coast ~ Part III
Friday, February 15th, 2019Support New Jersey’s ospreys with donations matching a $12,500 challenge to help Conserve Wildlife Foundation purchase a boat.
by Ben Wurst, Habitat Program Manager
Ospreys are living barometers. They symbolize the resilience of life along the New Jersey coast. As a top tier predator who feeds exclusively on fish, their collective health is a direct link to the health of our coastal waters. Anyone can tell you that a healthy coast is essential to life at the shore. Clean water with abundant and healthy wildlife equals a booming shore economy. We have all benefited from actions and policy that have protected our air, land and water since the 1970s. Ospreys are no exception.
(more…)New Jersey’s Ospreys: A Symbol of a Healthy Coast ~ Part II
Wednesday, February 6th, 2019- Link to Part I
- Read full results from last year’s survey in the 2018 NJ Osprey Project Report
- Learn more about our Osprey Project
Photo From The Field
Monday, November 13th, 2017CWF Volunteers Are Wildlife Heroes
NJ Osprey Project Volunteers Wayne Russell, Matt Tribulski and John King repair an osprey platform.
New Jersey ospreys have headed for warmer climates until their return in the spring. NJ osprey project volunteers are busy repairing and cleaning out nests, adding predator guards and perches in preparation for the nesting season. It’s an endless job as there are 100’s of nesting platforms throughout the state and maintenance is always needed. These repairs keep the nests as safe as possible for the nesting ospreys.
Thank you to all the dedicated CWF volunteers!
Osprey Craziness!
Tuesday, July 15th, 2014
Ospreys are a common sight along the New Jersey shore during summer months.
Each year myself and other dedicated volunteers conduct surveys of osprey nests by boat. Photo by Northside Jim.
We use ladders to access nests. Photo by Northside Jim.
We count the number of young produced.
While checking nests the adults circle nests and often dive bomb banders, like myself.
Dive bombed like this. Photo by Northside Jim.
And this… Photo by Jim Northside Jim.
Young are banded for future tracking.
This year a color auxiliary band is being deployed on young that are produced on Barnegat Bay.
The bands will allow us and “Osprey Watchers” to ID individuals birds and we will learn a great deal about their dispersion, site fidelity, life span, etc…
While checking nests, with or without young, we clean out any trash that we find. Photo by Northside Jim.
After surveying a nest the adults return to care for their young.