by: Larissa Smith, Senior Biologist
NJ Eagle Project Volunteers monitor nests during the nesting season. Since they spend a lot of time observing the nest and eagles behavior they get to see some pretty interesting things and many of them are able to document with photos. I asked volunteers to send me their three favorite photos from the eagle nesting season. Thank you to all the eagle project volunteers for their dedication
Enjoy the slideshow.
Manville-The Hatch @ Rose Joy 
Adult bringing a fish to Junior at the Mercer Co. nest @ Kevin & Karin Buynie 
Alloway E, nestling @ Clare Luisi 
“Back together with our mentor (Kim Korth) @ Kevin & Karin Buynie 
photo by: Blake Alan 
photo by: Blake Alan 
Bull Island, “This pair worked diligently during the early months,then abandoned this nest which had been productive for at least a decade! @ Barb McKee 
photo by: Cheryl Leonard 
Photo by: Cheryl Leonard 
photo by: Cheryl Leonard 
Crosswicks A @ Colleen Graham 
Crosswicks A @ Colleen Graham 
Crosswicks A @ Colleen Graham 
Culver’s Gap @ Jeffrey Crawn 
Culver’s Gap @ Jeffrey Crawn 
Culver’s Gap pair @ Jeffrey Crawn 
D/72 soaking wet after a heavy fog @ Rich Nicol 
D/72 sunning herself@ Rich Nicol 
photo by Dallas Hetherington 
photo by Dallas Hetherington 
photo by Dallas Hetherington 
photo by Dennis Peterson 
photo by Dennis Peterson 
photo by Dennis Peterson 
Denville-Nestlings@ Margaret & chuck Blewett 
Denville-wayward fledgling @Margaret & Chuck Blewett 
Denville-fledgling returning to nest@Margaret & Chuck Blewett 
Duke Farm May 5th @ Diane Cook 
Duke Farm, Family Time May 13th @ Diane Cook 
Difficult challenges for the Atlantic City nest, high power lines and nearby windmills. This nest had successful last year but was unsuccessful this season@ Bill Reinert 
Eagle Point_Red Bank nest@ Rick & Tina Clegg 
Eagle Point_Red bank @ Rick & Tina Clegg 
Cape May “Family Portrait @ John King 
Higbee “good luck kiss from Mom before Junior’s first flight” @ John King 
Group who renested the two Princeton eaglets 
“Double trouble” @ Blake Alan 
Linden @ Tony Gregorio 
Lower Patcong-single fledgling @ Bill Reinert 
“male returning with Herring Gull” @ Rich Nicol 
Manville- “fledged for four weeks” @ Rose Joy 
Manville Mom feeding triplets @Rose Joy 
Duke Farms March 2nd @ Diane Cook 
Merrill Creek eagle after trying to catch a fish@ Louis Schwarz 
Merrill Creek pair@Louis Schwarz 
Mt. Airy “Woohoo-Ready to fly@Barb McKee 
Overpeck juvenile@ D. DeSantis 
Overpeck@ D. DeSantis 
Overpeck adult @ D. DeSantis 
Pine Tavern pair @ Clare Luisi 
Princeton chicks (H38 & H39) back in their new nest built by John Heilferty 
Quinton B trio@ Clare Luisi 
Rainbow Lake fledge (Kathy Clark & Heiki Poolake) @ Donna Poolake 
School House pair with chick @ Poolake’s 
Schoolhouse nest @ Poolake’s 
South River’s fledgling pair joined by a Great Blue Heron @ Bill Reinert 
Audubon nestling @ Spence Bennett 
Audubon @ Spence Bennett 
Audubon pair @ Spence Bennett 
Three Bridges eagle cam Feb. 7th @ Mary Ellen Hill 
Three Bridges eagle cam, Kestrel Jan, 24th @ Mary Ellen Hill 
Three Bridges eagle cam @ Mary Ellen Hill 
Woodschurch nest-two chicks, within days of fledging @ Barb McKee
Tags: 2023, bald eagle, Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, New Jersey, volunteer
Great job everyone!! I love seeing everyone’s nests and photos! Thanks for setting up the slide show Larissa. Congrats to NJ’s eagles and all of the folks who observe, protect and promote our precious raptors!
Excellent photos. Sure makes me proud of what we accomplish as a team. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, that’s quite a stunning photograph by Dallas. Very well done!