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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.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nj-osprey-project-boat.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
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.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ben-wurst-marsh.jpg?resize=682%2C1024)
We use ladders to access nests. Photo by Northside Jim.
![We count the number of young produced.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1504.jpg?resize=705%2C528)
We count the number of young produced.
![While checking nests the adults circle nests and often dive bomb banders, like myself.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1402.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
While checking nests the adults circle nests and often dive bomb banders, like myself.
![Dive bombed like this. Photo by Northside Jim.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/osprey-fly-by1.jpg?resize=682%2C1024)
Dive bombed like this. Photo by Northside Jim.
![And this... Photo by Northside Jim.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ben-wurst-banding-tour1.jpg?resize=682%2C1024)
And this… Photo by Jim Northside Jim.
![Young are banded for future tracking.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_0734.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
Young are banded for future tracking.
![This year a color auxiliary band is being deployed on young that are produced on Barnegat Bay.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_0885.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
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...](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1104-2.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
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.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/trash-in-osprey-nest.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
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.](https://i0.wp.com/www.conservewildlifenj.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_0951.jpg?resize=705%2C470)
After surveying a nest the adults return to care for their young.
Tags: 2014, Barnegat Bay, birds, New Jersey, NJ, NJ Osprey Project, ospreys, raptor
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