Posts Tagged ‘volunteer’
Wednesday, October 31st, 2018
by Larissa Smith: CWF Biologist
Some of New Jersey’s eagle pairs are getting an early start on the 2019 nesting season. Eagles in NJ will begin incubation anywhere from January through March. NJ Eagle Project volunteers usually report eagles back and working on the their nests in the late fall/early winter. But some pairs have already been spotted sprucing up their nests in preparation for the upcoming nesting season.
Kettle Creek 9/27/18@Alex Tongas
Overpeck 10/24/18@D.M. De Santis
Tags: 2019, Bald Eagles, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, nest, new jersey wildlife, NJ, raptor, volunteer, wildlife
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2018
…thanks to help from some friends.
By: Larissa Smith, CWF Biologist
On August 20th, 2018 a resident of Monmouth Beach reported a young eagle that had been perching in the neighborhood and was possibly injured. NJ Eagle Project Volunteer Randy Lubischer, was able to respond and check out the situation. The bird was a hatch year eagle, which means it fledged during this nesting season. The eagle was feeding on a swan carcass and though Randy could get fairly close, the bird was able to fly a short distance and appeared to have an injury to its left leg. The eagle had been seen feeding on the swan carcass for the past few days, so it was assumed that its injury was keeping it from hunting and the bird would only get weaker over time.
Injured eagle before capture@ R. Lubischer
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Tags: 2018, bald eagle, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, New Jersey, raptor, Raptor Trust, volunteer, wildlife
Posted in Eagles, Raptors, Volunteer Programs, Wildlife Protection | 7 Comments »
Friday, October 5th, 2018
by Stephanie Feigin, CWF Wildlife Ecologist
Volunteer Nicole Dion ready to conduct mobile acoustic survey
Across the country bat populations continue to decline due to the threat of White Nose Syndrome. Last year, to collect important population data to monitor population trends of New Jersey’s bat species, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey (CWF), in partnership with Endangered and Nongame Species Program (ENSP), re-launched their Statewide Mobile Acoustic Surveys with new equipment and protocol. With all the kinks of a revamped project worked out, CWF entered their second year of this project. (more…)
Tags: 2018, bats, Conserve Wildlife Foundation, Endangered and Nongame Species Program, new jersey wildlife, volunteer, wildlife
Posted in Bats, Uncategorized, Volunteer Programs | 2 Comments »
Friday, July 13th, 2018
NJ Eagle Chicks Spread their wings and fly.
by Larissa Smith; CWF biologist
So far this season 123 eagle chicks have fledged (taken their first flight). Even after fledging the chicks will stay around the nest area for the next few weeks learning to hunt, fly and survive on their own.
Below are some photos of recent fledges taken by NJ Eagle Project Volunteers
Navesink fledge 6/27/18@Randy Lubischer
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Tags: 2018, bald eagle, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, raptor, volunteer, wildlife
Posted in Birds, Eagles, Raptors, Volunteer Programs | 7 Comments »
Friday, July 6th, 2018
Thanks to dedicated Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ staff and volunteers three osprey chicks were saved from what could have been an unhappy fate.
NJ Osprey Project Volunteers Matt Tribulski, Wayne Russell and John King were surveying osprey nests in the Wildwood back bay area this past weekend. They checked on a nest with three chicks and found that the platform top was broken and a strong possibility it could collapse, especially with any heavy rains or winds. The chicks weren’t old enough to fly and would have fallen to the marsh and died. (more…)
Tags: 2018, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, New Jersey, osprey, raptor, volunteer, wildlife
Posted in Birds, osprey, Raptors, Volunteer Programs, Wildlife Protection | 4 Comments »