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Latest Reports

Reports from the previous calendar year are below. Other reports are listed below. If you are looking for other reports or publications, please contact us.

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2024 Annual Bald Eagle Report

This year 293 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.

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Beach-Nesting Bird Project Summary 2024

This report offers a summary of nesting in 2024 for the four primary species that comprise this group in NJ – Piping Plover (federally threatened, state endangered), Black Skimmer (state endangered), Least Tern (state endangered) and American Oystercatcher (species of special concern). Click to read full results.

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NJ Piping Plover Nesting Results 2024

Eighty-nine (89) pairs of Piping Plovers nested in New Jersey in 2024, a 25% decrease in population size from 2023.

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2024 NJ Osprey Project Report

Ospreys had decent results this year, which is a stark contrast to results from 2022-2023. They are now listed as a stable species in New Jersey and we hope that their population will continue to thrive. Click to read the full report.

Past Reports & Publications

Here you will find reports and publications from our wildlife conservation projects, from bald eagles and bats to terrapins and salamanders. If there is something that you are looking for but don’t see, please contact us.

Bald Eagle Project
Beach Nesting Bird Project
Great Bay Terrapin Project
New Jersey Osprey Project
Peregrine Falcon Monitoring Project