New Jersey Bald Eagles are preparing for 2025

It’s a good time of year to see bald eagles in New Jersey.  Many of New Jersey’s resident pairs are back at their nests, getting them ready for the 2025 nesting season.  Though the majority of pairs won’t start incubating until February, there are always a few “early bird” pairs that start laying eggs in January.

In addition to the nesting pairs there are immature eagles (those that aren’t yet five years of age and sexually mature) and wintering eagles that come to New Jersey from areas where it’s much colder and the water has frozen.  A good spot to find eagles is around water supplies that aren’t frozen solid such as rivers and the Delaware Bay. Here are some photos taken by NJ Eagle Project volunteers in November and December of 2024.

There are two upcoming events where you can learn more from us about our efforts to monitor and conserve bald eagles in New Jersey, the NJ Meadowlands Eagle Festival (January 12) and the Cumberland County Winter Eagle Festival (February 1). Click on the links to learn more about these events.