2024 New Jersey Bald Eagle Project Report

The New Jersey Annual Bald Eagle Project report has been published by NJDEP Fish & Wildlife’s Endangered and Nongame Species Program and The Conserve Wildlife Foundation of NJ. The NJ bald eagle nesting population continues to increase. Two hundred ninety-three nest sites were monitored, of which, a record 264 were documented to be active (with eggs) and 29 were territorial or “housekeeping” pairs. In total, there were 288 fledglings resulting in a productivity rate of 1.2 young per active nest.

Due to the stability of NJ nesting eagles they were removed from the state’s endangered species list and their status is now a “species of concern”. Bald eagle nests and roosts sites continue to be protected in NJ and will continue to be monitored by the NJ bald eagle project . While bald eagles are currently doing well in NJ they still face pressure from development, disturbance, lead poisoning and the threat of Avian Influenza.
We thank the 163 dedicated New Jersey Eagle Project volunteers who conduct the majority of the nest-observation work vital to tracking the population and nest distribution in all 21 counties.
CWF also proudly acknowledges the partners who make our bald eagle conservation work possible, including PSE&G, Wells Fargo Advisors, Wakefern Food Corp./ShopRite Stores, Mercer County Parks, Wildlife Center Friends, Cape May County Zoological Society, Bergen County Audubon Society, and the Zoological Society of New Jersey.