Wild New Jersey Exclusive: Banding ospreys in Cheesequake State Park
An osprey soars above its nest during the National Park Service banding
event at Cheesequake State Park. Photo by Melanie Worob.
Listed as a threatened species across the nation since its numbers declined precipitously three decades ago, the osprey has been returning to New Jersey and the northeast in greatly improved numbers. Every year, state and federal officials band nesting ospreys to aid in the continuing recovery of this gorgeous raptor.
Wild New Jersey's Melanie Worob and Sara Imperiale joined Jeanne Heuser of the National Park Service, Cheesequake State Park's Jim Faczak, Delaware & Raritan Canal naturalist Stephanie Fox, and others for the annual banding of the ospreys at Cheesequake in Old Bridge.
Visit the NJDEP Fish & Wildlife website's Raptors page to view the annual reports documenting the osprey's recovery in New Jersey dating back to 2002.
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 6/29/2009 2:00 PM 
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Birds
Tags: banding nesting ospreys Cheesequake State Park threatened species
Categories: WNJ Exclusives, Birds
Tags: banding nesting ospreys Cheesequake State Park threatened species
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